Science of Spiritual Reality with Mitchell K. Jones

In this episode of The Science of Spiritual Reality, we explore a forgotten but deeply relevant chapter of American spiritual and social thought: the encounter between Fourierism and Transcendentalism in the 19th century. From the utopian experiments of Brook Farm to the inner discipline of Ralph Waldo Emerson, this episode examines how early American thinkers tried to unite spiritual insight with...

In a culture that equates masculinity with dominance, noise, and self-assertion, St. Joseph offers a radically different model of manhood—one rooted in competence, gentleness, and faithful presence. Scripture gives us remarkably few words from Joseph. He never speaks a recorded line. Yet the Gospel calls him “a just man.” Not charismatic. Not dominant. Just. His strength is relational rather than...

What if Palm Sunday is not just something that happened to Jesus—but something happening within you? In this Palm Sunday sermon at URSC, we explore Holy Week as a living, inner spiritual journey—drawing from New Thought metaphysics, Charles Fillmore, Swedenborg, the Gospel of John, and a powerful Palm Sunday talk by Eric Butterworth, alongside Olga’s guided meditation. Beginning with the raising o...

Step into stillness with this beautiful guided meditation by Olga Butterworth. Drawn from the spirit of Palm Sunday and the quiet moments following the triumphant entry into Jerusalem, this meditation invites you into the inner garden—a place of reflection, surrender, and awakening. Here, we gently explore what it means to accept our divine identity, to release fear, and to embody a deeper love fo...

Discover the transformative teachings of Ernest Holmes and the Science of Mind philosophy. Explore Romans 12:2, the power of affirmative prayer, the creative law of thought, and Holmes’s timeless message: “There is a Power for Good in the universe—and you can use it.” This episode blends biography, metaphysics, archival audio from This Thing Called Life, and a practical guide to renewing conscious...

In the nineteenth century, the Shakers rejected competition, private property, wage labor, and traditional marriage—not as freedom, but as spiritual corruption. Their answer was radical simplicity: communal living, sacred work, and a life ordered toward God. This video explores Shaker theology and daily practice through clips from the documentary Shakerism: The First 200 Years and a sermon titled...

What if a 1930s radio preacher publicly rejected the virgin birth, denied original sin, and questioned the authority of the Bible? In Episodes 5–8 of the 1935 Psychiana broadcasts, founder Frank B. Robinson boldly critiques orthodox Christianity, compares biblical stories to pagan myths, and disputes traditional doctrines about Jesus and salvation. Once called one of the largest religious movement...

“Go into your room, close the door…” — Matthew 6:6 In this Unity Rochester Spiritual Center message, Mitchell K. Jones explores the inner chamber as the Silence where consciousness is lifted and spiritualized imagination awakens. This video includes archival audio clips and historic recordings woven together with relaxing visuals and contemplative music, creating a meditative atmosphere for Lenten...

Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Explore the importance of positive thinking beyond revolutionary optimism — from radical optimism and meditation to Peter Schumann’s Possibilitarianism. Reflect on the limits of ICE and activist tactics in Minneapolis after recent federal agent shootings and rising tensions in protests. Learn why calm, clear thinking...

In this episode, we dive deep into the forgotten intersections between socialism, the occult, and the mystical counter-traditions that shaped radical politics. Featuring a critical examination of Meagan Day’s The Forgotten History of Socialism and the Occult and a rich discussion inspired by “Socialism, Spirituality, and the Forgotten Occult Roots of the Left” with Graham Jones (Nov 28, 2025), the...

“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” — Colossians 1:17Welcome to Science of Spiritual Reality, a program exploring the deeper laws that unite consciousness, matter, spirit, and the unfolding evolution of humanity. In this episode, we weave together modern stories of resilience and renewal with the profound metaphysical legacy of Andrew Jackson Davis and his editor and co...

In Part 1 of this two-part deep dive, we uncover the extraordinary origins of Andrew Jackson Davis, the self-taught clairvoyant whose visions launched American Spiritualism and reshaped 19th-century religious culture. Featuring exclusive insights and archival clips from **Tom Cratsley**, **Ronnie Pontiac**, and Spiritualist **Reverend Marilyn Awtry**, this episode traces Davis’s journey from humbl...

Experience the soothing wisdom of May Rowland in "Come Ye Apart Awhile", a timeless Unity meditation that invites you into deep peace, inner renewal, and spiritual rest. This video pairs the original audio with gentle, nostalgic VHS-style relaxing visuals, creating a sanctuary of calm for prayer, meditation, or quiet reflection. May Rowland, longtime director of Silent Unity and one of the most be...

For nearly two thousand years, these few sentences have echoed through cathedrals, fields, and humble homes — a timeless invocation rising from the hearts of saints, mystics, and seekers. The Prayer of Awakening invites you to hear the Lord’s Prayer not as repetition, but as revelation — a map to divine consciousness and inner transformation. Featuring rare and historic recordings from Unity, New...

Words can wound—or they can heal. In this inspiring Sunday message from the Unity Renaissance Spiritual Center, Mitchell Jones explores the metaphysical power of words as creative expressions of divine consciousness. Featuring archival audio from Eric Butterworth and May Rowland, this talk invites us to rediscover the Word as a living, healing force.🕊️ Denial: I deny the power of untrue, unnecessa...

Celebrate the New Year with rare and inspiring New Thought audio featuring Charles Fillmore, Wallace Tooke, and Father Divine. This video presents historic New Year’s greetings grounded in spiritual optimism, practical metaphysics, and the power of positive thought—voices that shaped Unity, New Thought Christianity, and early metaphysical spirituality. Reflect on renewal, hope, and the spiritual r...

Celebrate the season with a rare holiday treasure: The Star Whose Light Was Love (1980), a heartwarming Christmas play by James Dillet Freeman and Silent Unity friends. Follow the angel Gabriel as he seeks the star willing to shine on the first Christmas morning—an imaginative, funny, and deeply spiritual New Thought retelling of the Nativity story. Also included is the 1980 Silent Unity Christmas...

Part 2 of this groundbreaking series reveals how metaphysical spirituality fueled some of the most powerful movements for justice in modern history—and how it can do so again today. While Part 1 uncovered the radical Christian and communal roots of New Thought, this episode traces the modern prophetic tradition that transformed metaphysical principles into social action. We explore:🔥 New Thought...

Discover the radical origins of New Thought that prosperity preachers don’t want you to know. Long before “manifestation” became a buzzword, New Thought leaders like Charles Fillmore, Wallace Wattles, and early Christian mystics taught a metaphysical vision rooted in justice, community, and collective flourishing—not individual wealth. In this first video of a two-part series, we uncover the lost...

Celebrate the spirit of gratitude with Eric Butterworth’s timeless message, “Good Cause for Thanksgiving,” recorded during the 30th anniversary celebration of his Unity ministry in New York. With heartfelt humor and deep spiritual insight, Butterworth reminds us that true thanksgiving isn’t about giving thanks for things — but giving thanks from the divine flow within us.🕊️ “Count to one,” he says...

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃In this special holiday message, we explore timeless New Thought teachings on gratitude from some of the movement’s most inspiring voices — James Freeman, Manly P. Hall, Edward Rabel, Raymond Charles Barker, Johnnie Colemon, and Bob Proctor. Discover how gratitude opens the way for spiritual renewal, deeper faith, and a clearer expression of Divine Substance in every area of...

What if your desires aren’t selfish—but sacred? In this special Thanksgiving message, Thank Thinking: What Do We Really Want?, we explore how desire, gratitude, and divine substance flow together in the great metaphysical tradition from Emanuel Swedenborg to New Thought. Drawing on insights from Swedenborg, Mesmer, Emerson, Andrew Jackson Davis, Henry Harrison Brown, Charles Fillmore, and Eric But...

Find deep peace and cultivate a powerful attitude of gratitude with this guided meditation by Olga Butterworth. Set against serene, vintage visuals of a fall nature walk, this audio is from the Eric Butterworth Unity Podcast #47, “Good Cause For Thanksgiving - 30th Anniversary Celebration.”In this session, you are gently guided to connect with your inner source of peace, love, and abundance. Learn...

Step back into 1947 with this rare archival compilation of Good News radio programs, created by Dr. Frank B. Robinson and The Izzard Company—the same mind behind Psychiana, America’s homegrown metaphysical movement. These inspiring broadcasts blend vintage organ music, heartfelt songs by Al Marino, and uplifting reflections on peace, prosperity, and the unseen God-Power that moves through all life...

Anxiety is more than a private struggle—it is a contagious atmosphere of fear. Ernest Holmes called it the “mental germ,” while cultural critic Mark Fisher showed how our society manufactures stress and sells us back shallow solutions. But if fear spreads, so too does faith, courage, and Spirit. This video gathers wisdom and recordings from across traditions to explore how anxiety can be healed th...