In 2016, we asked readers of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine to imagine what a conversation with Ernest Holmes might be like, for yourself, someone you know or someone you admire. Our hope was to encourage our readers to take a deeper dive into the work of Dr. Holmes.

Dr. Holmes was a visionary in the New Thought movement, founder of Religious Science and author of The Science of Mind text. He, also, started Science of Mind magazine, which has been in continuous publication since 1927.

After we asked, dozens of our readers answered and the result is the book you are holding. We are grateful for the authenticity and openness of our contributors in sharing stories, whether based in fiction or reality. Readers may learn a tremendous amount about Dr. Holmes and so many other sages and wisdom keepers, both familiar and as yet unknown.

Rev. Dr. David S. Goldberg, Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine editor and publisher, imagines a conversation with Ernest that gives additional context to this work.