Fenwicke L Holmes

How to Develop The Faith That Heals Fenwicke L Holmes

In this insightful book, lecturer and philosopher Fenwicke Lindsay Holmes sets out the core pillars of New Thought and spiritualism where they concern human consciousness.

The first part sees Holmes distinguish between several types of consciousness. Commencing with an explanation of the benefits of this awareness, he takes us through the process of knowing how God and the divine can influence our lives. Consciousness is the power to think and to know the world around us, respond to stimuli and interpret the divine.

Holmes keenly discusses the conflict between different groups concerning consciousness - whether it is a creation of the brain, or whether the brain is itself part of some greater consciousness. For his part, Holmes believes that our human consciousness is but a subset of a larger, more universal sort. The consciousness of the Infinite Universal, as Holmes terms it, is comprised of God and the divine forces which exert influence - both seen and unseen - on humankind in every moment.

In the second part of this book, Holmes discusses practical ways in which the reader can attune his consciousness and faith in the divine. Greater happiness, wisdom and memory can result from such a process; for no mental impression ever truly leaves the mind. Drawing from both past and present, the believer can grow their faith and trust in the overarching consciousness that comprises the whole of reality.

Awareness of what consciousness is, and attuning one's thought and soul to it, is for the author the very essence of the faith that heals.