A Dictionary of New Thought Terms

as used by Ernest Holmes

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talking to God Communion with the inner Self --- for it is only at the center of one's own being that he meets the universal Presence which is forever individualized through him.

teaching without practice It is useless to assume to be a teacher in this Science without practicing it. One soon tends to deal merely with theories and not with actual experience. We know only what we can do. Merely to theorize never proves any principle. It is the practical application of this Mind Principle which alone demonstrates Its reality or our understanding of It.

temple See "Lord is in."

Tendency, Law of See Law of Tendency.

thanksgiving See praise; pray with; spiritual thanksgiving.

"That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit" Jesus definitely recognized more than one plane for self-expression. Every plane of being has laws common to its own functioning. The higher form of intelligence governs the lower, therefore that which is born of the Spirit controls that which is born of the flesh.

theology Any religious system of thought. The critical, historical, and psychological study of religion and religious ideas.

theory upon which technique of spiritual mind healing is based Perfection; unity of God with man; Oneness of all Life; Perfect Being; perfect manifestation.

"there is no power against me" In so far as we believe in the One and only Power, there can be no contradiction to It or manifestation different from It.

there is nothing but mind and what mind does The Mind Principle is both the unformed and the formed. Creation is Mind passing into form, just as ice is water in form. (See also nothing but.)

"There is nothing covered that shall not be revealed" All things are known to Mind.

"There is that that scattereth, and yet increaseth" As a seed, scattered, drops into the soil and in reproduction multiplies itself, so right thoughts and constructive acts both reproduce and multiply themselves.

"There is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus" Where the light is, there is no darkness; where peace abides, confusion has fled.

"They that take up the sword shall perish with the sword" Refers to the Law of Cause and Effect.

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength" An inner awareness of Spirit renews the whole being.

"They think that they shall be heard for their much speaking" The power of a mental treatment lies not in the type

thought, clarify your own or number of words used in a statement, but in one's sense of their meaning.

Thing Itself, the God, Spirit, Reality.

Thinker (the) alone is ultimate and absolute the movement of consciousness within itself is the starting point of all creation.

thinking center in Mind The individual mind is a conscious, volitional, and spontaneous center of self-awareness, which self-awareness operating through mind acts as law.

"This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting" Deep-rooted unbelief is cast out only through consecration, meditation, faith, and realization. Prayer means completely to accept, while fasting means completely to refrain from dwelling on the negative.

"Thou . . . canst not look on iniquity" God sees only perfection, and to the pure all is pure.

thought Movement of consciousness. (See also faith is a thing; faithful.)

thought can undo what thought has done In spiritual mind healing we theoretically resolve things into thoughts and states of consciousness. Next we neutralize by denial or through affirmation those states of consciousness which are not conducive to harmony. Thus we erase, or sublimate, or transform, or convert the old thought patterns into new ones which are now elevated to the point of spiritual comprehension. (See also thought --- what.)

thought, changing the subjective state of See subjective state.

thought, clarify your own In spiritual treatment one does not suggest anything to another; he is alone with his sense of Reality, clarifying his own thought about the person or the condition he wishes to help.

thought control

thought control This does not mean controlling the thoughts of another; it means controlling one's own thinking.

thought controls our destiny, it does not control the cosmos It is fortunate that this is so, else our thought would destroy the cosmos. Man is a microcosm within a macrocosm and fortunately has the privilege of controlling only himself.

thought, faithful in See faithful. thought, food for See food for.

thought moves as mechanical but intelligent law Thought, which is spontaneous, is operated upon by the Law, which is intelligent but has no consciousness --- that is, no self-realization that it is operating. This law is the Law of Cause and Effect.

thought, neutralizing See neutralizing.

thought never controls Reality Our thought does not control Reality; it merely interprets It. For instance, we do not control the concept that two and two make four; however, thought uses the mental law for specific purposes.

thought processes as action Spiritual science views the processes of mind or thought as constituting the only ultimate action, therefore mind in action becomes law.

thought, sublimation of See sublimation of

thought, tools of All thoughts are tools from the standpoint of operating in Mind with mathematical precision. Different kinds of thoughts become different kinds of tools. For example, the thought of circulation establishes circulation; the thought of want condenses into the idea of limitation, and thoughts of freedom produce freedom; etc.

thought, transformation of See transformation. thought, unconscious See unconscious.

thought --- what thought has done thought can undo If this were not true, neither metaphysical nor psychological work would be effective; both rest on the assumption that mental actions can be changed, therefore mental reactions can be changed. (See also thought can.)

thoughts are things Thoughts are things in the sense that thought is like an image held in front of a mirror --- the reflection in the mirror is the thing or the effect.

thoughts --- do not hold them, release them The office of a mental treatment is not to hold a thought, but to loose an idea into action.

thoughts, resolving things into See resolving. thoughts, sending See sending.

thoughts, transforming power of See transforming. thoughts, we heal See we heal.

"Thy faith hath made thee whole" Positive acceptance demonstrates its own realization according to cause and effect. Inward belief and acceptance externalized as outward fact.

"Thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly" The Law of Mind and Spirit is invisible, but when we use It, It produces a visible result.

"Thy maker is thine husband" There is complete partnership between the universal and the individual.

"Thy sins be forgiven thee" All mistakes of the past are wiped away; today is a fresh beginning.

"Thy will be done" Since the Will of God and the Nature of God are identical, "Thy Will be done" means "I recognize the Nature of Reality and permit It to operate in my experience --- I accept it." (See also Will of God.)

time Any sequence of events. Any measure of experience. That which is created by attention.

time and eternity Time is any sequence of events in a unitary wholeness. Eternity means the possibility of endless sequences of experience.

"To whom ye yield yourselves, servants, to obey, his servants ye are" Means that we are like what we think.

"Today shalt thou be with me in paradise" According to the philosophy of Jesus, the transition from this life into the next is immediate.

trance medium One who puts himself in a subjective state in the performance of his work as a medium.

transcend the condition as it actually exists A spiritual practitioner theoretically resolves things into thoughts and conditions into states of mind. Thus limitation becomes an idea which must be transcended in consciousness.

transformation of thought Changing thought patterns from a negative to a positive basis, or from a belief in evil to a belief in or realization of good.

transformed by renewing the mind The instantaneous or gradual process of consciously changing thought patterns until the subconscious surrenders its old patterns for the new. Changing subjective thought patterns by supplying spiritual ideas creates new conditions in body and affairs.

transforming power of thoughts and words The magic power of renewing the mind through affirmations of unity and strength; of faith instead of fear; etc.

translating the false into the true By mentally reversing a false statement, we automatically declare its opposite, which is truth, thus announcing that truth is all there is.

transpose the physical condition In spiritual mind healing one theoretically transposes all physical conditions into their mental and spiritual equivalents. For instance, brain would be the capacity to think, eyes the idea of vision; etc.

treasures in heaven, to lay up Since Jesus has already defined the Kingdom of Heaven as an interior state of spiritual awareness, to lay up treasures in heaven must mean to bring the intellect or the conscious processes of thought into alignment with spiritual truth.

treat See mental treatment; spiritual treatment; treat; treatment.

treat in the present tense Mind knows neither past nor future, therefore treatment must always be in the now.

treat to know Work until your entire mental response is affirmative, until you arrive at a conclusion of realization.

treating See mental treatment; spiritual treatment; treat; treatment.

treating for supply The spiritual realization that Substance as supply is meeting every need. Conscious recognition of Divine guidance, Divine protection, and limitless Abundance.

treating in the Absolute Mentally turning entirely from any condition as an effect to pure Spirit as Absolute Cause, without processes of reasoning or mental argument. Seeking a complete inner realization of the Divine Presence. Of course the intention of the practitioner is that such a realization shall benefit the person he seeks to help. (See also Absolute, the.)

treating nerves See nerves. treating pain See pain.

treatment See pp. 154-157; acceptance; body of right; declare; denial; disease as; healing; intellectual acceptance; meditation with; mental spiritual; mental treatment; neutralize fear; never too late; no one; one place; power of a; practitioner; realization; resolving; scientific use; separate; series; spiritual sense; spiritual treatment; treat; treating; word does; words.

treatment a definite statement in mind Mental treatment consists of definite thoughts consciously used for specific purposes, based on the assumption that there is a Mind Principle which executes them.

treatment, absent Treatment where the one being helped is at a physical distance from the practitioner.

treatment, affirmation in See affirmation in.

treatment, alone with God in The spiritual practitioner does not hold thoughts, suggest, coerce, will, concentrate mind, or do anything other than convince himself of the supremacy of Good. He works alone in his own thought no matter whom he is working for, or for what purpose his treatment is given.

treatment and prayer Prayer is the communion with the spiritual Presence, and often a petition to the Divine Intelligence. Treatment is a recognition of the Divine Presence at the center of everything, and a realization that the Law of Cause and Effect is creatively set in motion through conscious thought and direction.

treatment, clarify your thought in See thought, clarify. treatment, directing See directing your treatment.

treatment, do not hold thoughts in See thoughts --- do not.

treatment for protection Inner realization or awareness of one's immunity from evil.

treatment --- in spiritual mind treatment it is not necessary to know the specific cause of the discord one wishes to heal Unlike analytical psychology, which must uncover the specific cause of the neurosis, spiritual mind healing, through the use of broad generalized statements, produces the same effect.

treatment is a law unto itself Every mental and spiritual treatment specializes the One universal creative law, causing It to flow in the direction designated in the treatment and for the purpose specified by the treatment. Thus each treatment individualizes the universal Law in a unique way and becomes a law unto itself through the one Law.

treatment is conscious and spontaneous, whereas the Law reacts automatically Spiritual mind treatment is a definite act of consciousness functioning through volition or self-choice. Everything that happens to the treatment after it is given is in a field of mechanical law. Thus it is done unto us as we believe.

treatment is cumulative Each treatment, consisting of a set of statements, helps to create a subjective or complete mental acceptance. When this subjective, as well as conscious, state of acceptance is entirely in the affirmative, a demonstration is made. The time element involved in this may be what we call of short or long duration. The absolute time element involved is in comparison only with the degree of recognition and realization obtained.

treatment is good when the practitioner knows it is good It is conscious belief, faith, and conviction that one's word, operating through law, is power, which gives power to it

treatment, mental: is more than a mechanical process The mechanics of a mental treatment consist of the words and ideas used. These words and ideas, however, must be clothed upon with the living consciousness of Spirit.

treatment --- mentally knowing the Truth is a spiritual treatment Since knowing the Truth is an act of thought or consciousness, it follows that consciously knowing the Truth is correct application of the Principle in practice. (See also knowing the Truth is treatment.)

treatment, metaphysical A system of spiritual realization for oneself or some other person.

treatment must be independent of circumstances Treating in the Absolute without reference to any existing condition. The understanding that a treatment creates new conditions or remolds old ones without in any way being limited by them.

treatment must contain a sense of fulfillment Since the power of a treatment is the conviction back of the words, it follows that this conviction must arrive at a sense of fulfillment before the treatment is complete. Since nothing can come out of a treatment unless it is first put in, it follows that the result of a treatment will exactly equal the realization generated in the act of giving treatment.

treatment, no physical sensation in Mental treatment is entirely an act of the mind. Although a certain emotional content may be aroused by realization, physical sensation, as such, is no part of the treatment.

treatment, outlining in See outlining.

treatment, personal responsibility and obligation in See personal responsibility.

treatment, power of See power of

treatment, present Treatment where the one being helped is in the physical presence of the practitioner.

treatment, purpose of statements in See purpose. treatment, self- See self-treatment.

treatment, silent A mental treatment given in one's own thought; not audibly spoken.

treatment, simplicity in See simplicity. treatment --- theory on which based See theory.

treatment --- there is nothing occult or mysterious about mental treatment No peculiar psychic, occult, or hidden powers are necessary in spiritual mind healing. There is no mystery about it; it has a definite Principle to demonstrate and a definite technique to use. Anyone may understand it.

treatment, to know is Conscious inward awareness of right action about any person, or relative to some desired good, is spiritual treatment. (See also treatment --- mentally knowing.)

treatment --- transcend the condition See transcend. treatment, turning within in See turning within. treatment --- will and willingness See will and willingness.

Tree of Life Represents that which, rooted in experience, has its branches in heaven. Represents man as bringing forth the fruits of Spirit through experience. The Tree of Life as the Cross represents the Divine Ray passing through the central beam and expanding outward through the crossbeam into experience.

Tree of the knowledge of good and evil Refers to individuality and self-choice. Also refers to the mind eating from the fruit of a belief in duality.

tribal gods Any particular conception of God held by a group of people which is inconsistent with the nature of Reality.

Trinity See Holy Trinity; Father, Son.

true (the) --- translating the false into See translating.

trusting the Christ Complete confidence in the Principle of the creative Spirit within us.

Truth In its universal sense "The Truth" means God, Spirit, Reality; in a lesser sense the word truth designates anything that is true --- a psychological truth, a spiritual truth, a physical truth. (See also believing the Truth and believing in Truth; knowing the Truth; no reason; practicing the Truth.)

Truth, alone with A spiritual mind practitioner must realize that Truth is not only all Power, it is also the only Performer. Truth operates wherever it is recognized. The practitioner's treatment or mental work takes place in his own consciousness, in his own contemplation of the Truth, immediately available and instantly effective. He works alone in his own consciousness with the Truth of Being.

Truth, demonstrating the See demonstrating the Truth

Truth dissolves error The creative activity of thought operating on a higher level of consciousness dissolves the form which a lower operation of the same creative power has projected. (See also impersonalizing error; error, to dissolve.)

Truth, establishing See establishing Truth.

Truth is both Cause and Effect Just as an image held in front of a mirror casts a reflection, which reflection is an effect of the image, so Truth or consciousness comes before the image and creates it or projects it. Hence both the image before the mirror and its reflection in the mirror (which constitute cause and effect) are superseded by that which, being neither cause nor influenced by any effect, is, in a certain sense, neither cause nor effect but at the same time all Cause and Effect --- cause and effect are projected by It. (See also Spirit is both.)

Truth is that which heals It is written that the prayer of faith shall heal the sick and God will raise him up. The prayer of faith means mental compliance with the conditions which make possible the new influx of life. It is the new influx of life which heals. This would be true in reference to any law in nature. We use the laws, the laws execute themselves. (See also prayer of faith. )

Truth known by what it does See we know.

Truth known is demonstrated A recognition and acceptance of that which is True automatically demonstrates its own answer.

Truth of being Refers to the theory that all being is spiritual; that man is inseparably unified with the Original Creative Principle; that his work is creative because his word is God in him. Knowledge of one's unity with God.

Truth realized is as effective as is the embodiment of our realization It is not just what we say, but what we inwardly understand that gives power to our words.

"truth (the) shall make you free" This refers to the understanding that Truth, known, automatically demonstrates Itself. To understand, believe in, accept, and no longer deny right action is to project right action. Jesus is referring to the spiritual recognition of the unity of the Law of Life, the knowledge of which frees us from the bondage of unbelief.

Truth, Spirit of See Spirit of Truth. Truth, unassailable See unassailable.

tuning into Good Tuning the dial of thought to harmony, peace, power, and perfection.

tuning into power Meditating upon the thought of spiritual power until the mind, by acceptance, consciously unifies with Power. From this type of meditation new ideas are born.

turning to God in thought Centering the thought on the idea of peace, happiness, wholeness, completion, and perfection. Turning in thought from the limited to the limitless, from the unholy to the holy.

turning within in mental treatment Turning to the realization that Spirit is at the center of everything, perfect, complete, and whole; turning from the condition to the cause which will create a new condition.

twice-born This term indicates being delivered into the world of Spirit --- that is, into unity with the Supreme --- while being embodied in physical form. The birth of consciousness from this limited perspective to a realization of the union of all life. A consciousness of the universe as a spiritual system of which man is some part. A consciousness of spirituality, wholeness, and the Kingdom of God here and now.

two ultimate powers impossible If they were identical they would be one and not two; if each were infinite one would cancel the other and nothing would be left.