Spiritual Life Center, Sacramento

As we live our life, we are in Divine coordination with God.  There are precious moments when we encounter Camelot – a point in time when we are living our fullest life and it is magical. We will take a look at the difference between content of life and context of life.  It is a call to action based on the fifth Unity principle.  It is a challenge for us to pause and see where we are in our lives....

While we often say that Charles and Myrtle Fillmore were the cofounders of Unity, much more is often said about Charles than Myrtle. This Mother’s Day, we will explore how Myrtle played a truly central and critical role in the Unity movement, and how her initial vision was the driving force that got it all started. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, Cali...

It is often said, “Don’t be a Pollyanna.” The underlying meaning is: Don’t be naïvely and foolishly optimistic. But what if Pollyanna was right? Based on the Eleanor Porter novel, Pollyanna, we encounter a young woman who created a powerful network that pulled many out of cynicism and inspired them to become people who transformed lives to make a positive difference in the world. Spiritual Life Ce...

On Palm Sunday Jesus had a hero's welcome into Jerusalem. By Friday, he was crucified at Golgotha. "In this world we can quickly go from a hero to a zero in a nanosecond," Rev. Rick Belous points out. "But when we hold to spiritual principles it does not ultimately depend upon what the outside world is doing," he will add. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramen...

Myrtle Fillmore, co-founder of the Unity movement, found a cure for her lifelong ailment of tuberculosis while studying the new ideas about healing first developed by Phineas Parkhurst Quimby in the early nineteenth century. Discover Quimby’s exploration of mind cure and how it catalyzed the movement we know as New Thought, and how we can still use these powerful ideas in our lives today. Spiritua...

Celtic spirituality often centers on so-called “thin places” where the boundary between the material world and spiritual places evaporates. On this St. Patrick’s weekend, Rev. Rick Belous will suggest ways we can experience these “thin places” in the modern “thick” world. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual seekers and life explor...

Many find the current state of affairs to be a difficult time. How should we approach this era? Rev. Rick Belous will suggest that we should be “Keepers of the Flame.” He will explain how it is often in times like these that some of the most creative thinking and quantum leaps take place. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual seeker...

Unity’s Fifth Principle is the action step. “We can have the best medicine, but it will do us no good if we just let it sit in the medicine cabinet,” Rev. Rick Belous points out. Join him as he suggests practical ways to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual seekers and life explorers. We ho...

In celebration of Black History Month, this special service commemorates the contributions of four African American Leading Lights to New Thought Spirituality and Unity Consciousness, and the tenets they’ve enacted to advance humanity. Our guest speaker Rev. Bryndé Lambert’s passion is service through leadership and program development. An advocate for social justice, she empowers others to use sp...

Prayer is as old as humanity. Across cultures and continents, our nature is to reach out to the Divine, for healing, for strength, for comfort. But what if we know the Divine as manifesting as us, as well as around us in others and the world? How then do we pray? Unity's foundational practice of prayer remains a transformative tool for modern life. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity com...

As the old Unity song puts it: “Our thoughts are prayers, and we are always praying. Our thoughts are prayers, take care of what you’re saying.” Unity’s third principle can truly be a foundation stone for our lives. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual seekers and life explorers. We honor the many paths to God and support people of...

Unity’s Second Principal points to the Divine Spark that is within us all. This is our real essence of who we are. This truth can have a profound impact on our daily lives in the real world. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual seekers and life explorers. We honor the many paths to God and support people of all faiths in learning a...

UNITY’s First Basic Principle sounds very easy - There is only One Presence and One Power: God the good, omnipotent. If we really believe this, then why is there so much anxiety, fear, and depression in the world? Join us to discover ways that we can make Unity’s First Principle more of a “living reality” in our lives. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento,...

Week One of a series that will explore Unity’s Five Basic Principles. In this introduction we will hear the little known and surprising story behind where these powerful truths came from. The chronicle itself is a great spiritual lesson to be learned. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual seekers and life explorers. We honor the man...

Join us as we honor the many paths to the one God of us all. Through meditation and prayer, we honor the major religions as we recite their prayers for peace. This service gives us the opportunity to reaffirm our soul’s desire for peace among the world religions, countries, and all people. World peace begins with inner peace. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacra...

Following the Burning Bowl Ceremony, we’ve identified what we wish to release, but many find it challenging to leave behind what no longer serves us. In the Book of Revelation we are told that if we try we will be given a white stone that will have a word on it that will give us the power to overcome. This is a time to connect with our divine essence and open to guidance for discovering our word o...

When we come to that metaphysical manger in our internal Bethlehem on Christmas and relight that spiritual fire, a key question arises: How can we keep the fire going? “For many of us things can get dusty, musty, and rusty pretty quickly,” Rev. Rick notes. But through our powers of zeal, love, and flowing in divine order we can keep that fire alive, he adds. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith,...

In New Thought it is often said that Christmas is about the rebirth of the Christ Spirit (or Buddha nature, Divine Spark, etc.) inside of us. The powers of imagination, faith, and will play key roles in this essential process. Join Rev. Rick as we continue our metaphysical trip to Bethlehem. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity community located in Sacramento, California for spiritual see...

We respond to specific colors in the same way we respond to specific life experiences. Being receptive to the full spectrum of light, we embrace the full spectrum of life. The constant current of information by technology interrupts the flow of life. We must always remember our universal need for connection with each other and the world we live in. Spiritual Life Center is an Interfaith, Unity com...

Creation is a collaborative process between the conscious and unconscious. Our choices are not solely influenced by conscious choices. Nearly all the brain’s work is conducted at the unconscious level, our intuition or inner knowing. It is important to trust our intuition, allowing it to guide our actions. Awareness is curative. Every thought, idea, and belief materializes into a chemical messenge...

All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams. Dreams involve the light of consciousness interacting with the unconscious mind. Light and consciousness are indivisible. Dreams reveal how our inner light interacts with our subconscious mind to show us deep truths about our lives. The unconscious is unavailable for analysis because there is no separate self to observe it. The ego create...

All the energy we take into our bodies is derived from the sun. Our cells are composed of ‘living water” which is structured by light, storing energy like a battery. We can supplement our energy by spending more time in natural sunlight. There is a force in the universe which will flow through us and produce miraculous results. The intelligence of life helps us discover who we are. The heart gener...

Light is not merely a physical phenomenon but a fundamental force that guides all life. Science describes light as the foundation of reality; spiritual traditions identify it with the Creator. Our eyes respond to light’s guidance before our mind directs us. They not only receive light but also emit it, reflecting our inner state. Presence arises when our eyes and mind focus on the same place at th...

For a number of years Rev. Mary Manon Morrissey’s Living Enrichment Center (LEC) was one of the leading New Thought and Inter-Faith centers in the world. However, with success came dissension, loose practices, and back-biting. A few years after LEC reached glorious heights, it crashed and burned, resulting in almost $11 million worth of embezzlement, jail time, and ultimately bankruptcy for the LE...

By applying a few central spiritual principles, and with next to nothing except a profound faith, Rev. Mary Manon Morrissey was able to build the Living Enrichment Center in Oregon into one of the leading New Thought and Inter-Faith centers in the world. “You come away from this with a deep and renewed sense that these spiritual principles really work, and can be replicated anywhere,” Rev. Rick Be...