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Human Inventions Show the Grandness of Mind

I interviewed Don and his grandson, Kyle  upstate New Yorkers. They have

Firewood Processor

a fire-wood business and they showed me a piece of equipment called, The Firewood Processor.

But, they laughingly warned me first about how it will make them look lazy!

With the turn of a key, the machine came on. A long tree trunk moved into position. A large chainsaw blade sawed an 18″ log that was immediately sent through a splitter. The split log was then conveyed up into the back of a truck.

Kyle and Don (and Princess cat) in front of band saw

Interestingly, these 2 people went years cutting and splitting firewood the old-fashion way and are now taking advantage of the machine because it uses less manpower. But they are are not idle. They are mentally open to answering another dilemma while the Firewood Processor is working. How do we use less electricity?

So far, Don has installed a wind machine and solar panels to power the house, which is off the gird. They use (Light Emitting Diode) LED lights.

I admired how they didn’t get caught up in the invention, but used it as a symbol for finding more answers. Thoughts that have less impact on the earth are worth pondering.

From Science and Health, “Academics of the right sort are requisite. Observation, invention, study, and original thought are expansive. They should promote the advancement of human mind to a higher consciousness, out of all that is mortal…We welcome the increase of knowledge and the end of error, because even human invention must have its day, and we want that day to be prospered by divine Science, by Christ-like reality.”

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by Cheryl Petersen on December 1, 2011  •  Permalink
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Eating the Hunted

Hunting season opened last Saturday, November 19, in upstate New York. But, hunters have been prowling around the woods for weeks, getting ready for something. Maybe they make plans with the deer to meet somewhere on hunting day.

When I go on my walk, I talk out loud to myself and blow my nose really loud, so the hunters realize I am not potential dinner. Although, it would be a big disappointment if I did get shot. I am skinny with very little meat.

I walk pass marks in the ground where someone got their vehicle stuck in the mud. Probably a hunter who came up from New York City and is not use to driving on anything other than pavement.

In general, the hunters are all cordial. I don’t see gluttony. They eat what they kill. As for the hunters who don’t make a kill, they seem relieved and content to have been able to walk the woods in their decorative hunting gear.

“From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly, before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows. The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise him—may your hearts live forever!” (Ps. 22:25-26, NIV)

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by Cheryl Petersen on November 24, 2011  •  Permalink
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Junk Mail

Most of the stuff that comes in my Post Office mail box is junk-mail. The amount of junk-mail we receive has not increased over the years because I diligently write to the junk-mail sender and ask them to take my name and mailing address off their mailing list. Most often, they do. Thank you.

The wrinkle is, this has been going on for over 15 years and we still get junk-mail.

However, frustration doesn’t solidify in my mind because I know the truth. I know how ridiculous the amount of junk mail would be if I didn’t take the time to request to be removed from mailing lists. Emmet Fox wrote in his book, Power Through Constructive Thinking, “The knowledge of truth is its own reward, and that reward is health, harmony, and prosperity, to begin with; but this is only the beginning.”

From Science and Health, “You embrace your body in your thought. Be sure to outline on the body thoughts of health, not of sickness. Make the effort to banish all thoughts of disease and sin and of other beliefs connected to mortality. Man and woman, being spiritual, have a perfect indestructible life.”

“Seeking isn’t sufficient. An all-out effort enables us to change for the better. Spiritual achievements open the door to a higher understanding of divine Life.”

“As people think, so are they. Mind is all that feels, acts, or interferes with action. Unaware of this, or shrinking from its implied responsibility, the healing effort is made on the wrong side, and thus the conscious control over the body is lost.

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by Cheryl Petersen on November 21, 2011  •  Permalink
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Guard Dogs

Farmer with guard dog's named Lewis and Clark

People are realizing the power of thought and learning to guard their minds against negative thoughts. This principle is visibly practiced here in upstate New York where farmers have guard dogs that live with their sheep and goats to protect the animals from coyotes.

From Science and Health, “It is most beneficial to become more familiar with good than with evil, and guard against false beliefs as diligently as we bolt our doors against the approach of thieves and murderers. We should love our enemies and help them on the basis of the Golden Rule, “Do to others what you would have them do to you.”[1] Avoid throwing “your pearls to pigs,”[2] because then everyone loses out and is deprived.

“If humanity would properly guard human mind, the breeding evils which aggravate it would be cleared out. We must begin with the human mind and empty out its negativity and self-delusion, or negativity and self-delusion will never cease. Human systems and the collection of human-made policies, disappoint the weary searcher after a divine theology. Human thought is adequately and correctly educated only by spiritual theology.”

[1] Matt. 7:12

[2] Matt. 7:6

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by Cheryl Petersen on November 14, 2011  •  Permalink
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Wine and Bread Making

Archeologists have found evidence of wine being purposely made as far back as 12,000 years ago. To say this wine was made successfully is not completely true. People did not understand the fermentation process until the invention of the microscope followed by the pioneering scientific work of Louis Pasteur in the late 1860’s when yeast was identified as the living organism and agent responsible for alcoholic fermentation. Today, winemakers kill off any yeast in the juice and use isolated yeast strains in pure culture form to make consistent palatable wines. Also, a baker’s yeast has been identified to be utilized for good bread making.

Yeast is naturally everywhere. We can’t see it, but it’s in our homes, on the trees and plants, it floats in the air and we breathe it every day. Although ancient wine and bread makers didn’t know exactly why, they learned to keep a bit of good wine or a portion of good dough around to be used as starters for new batches.

Yeast is a type of leaven. Nelson’s Bible Dictionary states, “Leaven was a common Jewish metaphor for an invisible, pervasive influence.” Christ Jesus warned his disciples, “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.” (Matt. 16:6, KJV) More modern Bibles have incorporated the discovery of yeast into their translations, for example “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” (NIV) The use of the word leaven signified that which could be seen, leftover wine or a piece of bread dough, however the word yeast signifies the need to beware of thoughts unseen.

We can see thoughts. We see thoughts of anger and happiness and as we fine-tune our ability to perceive thoughts, we allow our self to be influenced only by that which is conducive to our spiritual growth and understanding.

From 21st Century Science and Health, “Mortals evolve images of thought. They may appear to the learner to be apparitions, but they are mysterious only because it is unusual to see thoughts, although we can feel their influence. Ghosts and strange noises brought out in a dark séance either involve pranks or they are images and sounds evolved involuntarily by human mind. Seeing is no less a quality of physical sense than is feeling. Here it can be asked, why is it more difficult to see a thought than to feel one? Education alone determines the difference. In reality there is no difference between seeing and feeling a thought.

“The term ‘sixth sense’ has been used to describe intuitive vision, or knowingness, when really it is first sense. Our intuitive perception discerns essential facts. Science enables a person to read the human mind, but not as a clairvoyant. Science enables one to heal through Mind, but not as a hypnotist.

“How do we distinguish real thoughts from illusive thoughts? By learning what is the starting point of the thought. Real ideas flow from the divine Mind. Unreal thoughts, coming from the brain or from auras, are extensions of the human mind; they are an accumulation of imprinted mortal beliefs and experiences. Ideas are spiritual, harmonious, and eternal.”

 

 

 

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by Cheryl Petersen on October 24, 2011  •  Permalink
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Acupuncture As An Alternative Method of Healing

I meet multifarious healers, and before employing any of them, I recall what 19th century spiritual leader, Mary Baker Eddy said, “I should have more faith in an honest drugging doctor, one who abides by his statements and works upon as high a basis as he understands, healing me, than I could or would have in a smooth-tongued hypocrite or mental mal-practitioner.” (Miscellaneous Writings)

Eddy also wrote, and I’ll paraphrase, “If you aren’t healed through the prayers of a Christian Science Practitioner, be confident that God will guide you to the right use of temporary and eternal means of healing.”

There are many forms of healing and each one has their advocates. When choosing an alternative route of healing, I shy away from those who present their method as a “cure-all.” I also am very keen to pursue the least intrusive healing method. I’ve never tried acupuncture, but have a trustworthy friend who has, because it is was a better alternative to a chemical injection.

Acupuncture is a very ancient form of healing, rooted in the Taoist tradition at a time period when people would meditate and observe the flow of energy within and without while keen to observe their relationships with nature and the universe. The first known book of Chinese Medicine, The Classic of Internal medicine of the Yellow Emperor dates back to the first Century B.C. From the Qing Dynasty to the Opium Wars (1644-1840), herbal medicine became the main tool of physicians and Acupuncture was suppressed. The failures and complications of drugs naturally compelled a re-looking at Acupuncture and the method again became widely practiced eventually entering France in the 19th century and the United States in the mid-20th century.

There are many types of Acupuncture between the eastern and western thinkers. If you are guided to Acupuncture, I recommend clarifying your spiritual motive and discovering a practitioner attentive to the truth of wisdom, health, and harmony.

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by Cheryl Petersen on October 17, 2011  •  Permalink
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Have a Normal and Natural Body by Unclogging the Wheel

People ask me if I teach classes on Christian Science. Currently, the Christian Science milieu is awkwardly moving into a new phase and so I answer, “No, I don’t teach Christian Science in a formal setting.” The demand at hand is to generate tools for continued learning and that is where my energy is placed. Teaching Christian Science requires more than a love of its logic and beauty. It requires honesty and a serious boldness to challenge some of the decades-old tenacious myths and misinterpretations that have grown up around Christian Science, around the book most commonly used to study Christian Science, and its discoverer, Mary Baker Eddy.

Clogged wheel, courtesy Ural and me

The book most commonly used to study Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, requires a pre-requisite course on 19th century history and language in order to be understood effectively. The history course allows for the undoing of established fiction that calcified into fact during the last half of the 20th century. Fiction, created and sanction by human beliefs, clogs the flow of understanding Christian Science. A few fictitious blockages are: the King James Version of the Bible is revered as closer to the truth than other Bibles, medical professionals work against Christian Science, the common person can’t discover and write about Christian Science, and Christian Science is authorized by members of a Church.

The resurgence of interest in spirituality and Mind-healing begged for a revision of Science and Health. Following Eddy’s pattern of revision and update (she revised her book over 300 times) 21st Century Science and Health was produced and is now going into its 4th edition. Click here for a free download of Some Misconceptions Debunked, to join the forward movement that is unclogging the wheels of Christian Science and discovering our innate ability to understand and practice Christian Science effectively, on our own with God.

Here is a recent letter I received:

Cheryl,

I got the kindle version of 21st Century Science and Health. I appreciate your work and your path. I am an acupuncture doctor. I have always been acutely aware of Mary Baker Eddy’s work. Until I ran across your work, though, I didn’t think a bridge could exist between my path, Eddy’s path, and especially the path of the institution currently designated as Church of Christ, Scientist. The fact that you recognize that doctors are often on a spiritual path (and NOT just evil mesmerists) is of immense importance!!

Your work is a breath of fresh air. Many thanks.

Sincerely,

R.N.

 

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by Cheryl Petersen on September 29, 2011  •  Permalink
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Mental Detox

Divine Science teaches that toxins are not only in the air, but also in the mental environment.

Please check out my Mental Detox article on Beliefnet. Click the Like and email it to a friend! We can keep the mental environment clean together.

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by Cheryl Petersen on September 27, 2011  •  Permalink
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4 Ways Christian Scientists Can Upgrade

Four ways Christian Scientists self-sabotage their spiritual growth and run people off.

  1. By regurgitating the words, “If you read Science and Health, you will be healed.”
  2. When, after listening to a sincere story about someone else’s healing, you say, “That’s not Christian Science.”
  3. By using out-dated language and outgrown knowledge as a means of explaining Christian Science.
  4. By assuming that reading a Bible Lesson or going to church will guarantee healing and peace.

Four ways Christian Scientists confirm spiritual growth and come across to other people as inviting.

  1. By reading texts on different religions and being able to find similar principles.
  2. By engaging readers who read modern editions of the Bible.
  3. By educating yourself in the arts of language and knowledge.
  4. By making your own courageous decisions, and acting on them.
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by Cheryl Petersen on August 28, 2011  •  Permalink
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Social Distinctions and Similarities

Maybe I checked the book out of the SUNY Oneonta Library because I now live in a small town, but I just finished reading, Habits of the Heartland: Small-Town Life in Modern America, by Lyn C. MacGregor, an ethnographer who lived in Viroqua, Wisconsin for nearly 2 years and gathered data about what it’s like to live in a small town (population 4355).

Compared to the small town I live in in upstate New York, I see a few differences. The small towns around here have chronic garage sells. Garage sellers don’t really need directions, because no matter where you drive, there will be a garage sell. And, then there are the patriots who fly large American flags hanging from a crane hoisted high in the air (can only be done in rural America).

Quirky comparisons aside, author Lyn MacGregor, did point out a feature that I too have found in small town living. MacGregor wrote, “People complained about each other, but with a wide variety of ways to work things out, Regulars [residents with a commitment particular to Viroqua] did not treat disagreements as crises that required deliberate community building, mediation, or processing.”

Sometimes, we can just get along.

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by Cheryl Petersen on August 22, 2011  •  Permalink
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