The Centre for Spiritual LivingTM Red Deer is a spiritual community and way of life that honors all paths to God. We provide spiritual tools to transform our personal lives and help make the world a better place.
We extend a warm welcome to all people in search of a spiritual community where they are respected and accepted for who they are and inspired and supported in growing to their highest potential. The Centre for Spiritual LivingTM Red Deer is a place to make friends, share experiences with like-minded people, and know the power and presence of God in your daily life.
What We Believe - Our Guiding Principles
Centre for Spiritual Living Red Deer is an affiliated member of Centers for Spiritual Living, a global organization with hundreds of “centres” for spiritual living.
We believe that the Universe is fundamentally spiritual, and that it has intelligence, purpose, beauty and order. Our beliefs are in harmony with the basic tenets of all the world’s great religions and for that reason we honor all paths to God. Whether we call it God, spirit, energy, or Universal Intelligence, every person, place and thing emanates from this spiritual universe. We believe this Universal Intelligence is within us, as well as around us, and that we are conscious of it.
We believe that God is a loving intelligence, operating in and through all life, never separate from anyone or anything. Through classes, study, and spiritual practice we come to understand our oneness with this indwelling Divine Presence. We teach and practice a way of life where we can all learn how to live in accordance with spiritual principles. These principles, which we call the Science of Mind®, are as reliable as the laws of physical science. We believe there is a body of knowledge about spiritual laws that operates in the Universe as Cause and Effect. We teach that "It is done unto you as you believe" and “As you think, so you become.” In essence, our thinking and our expectations create our reality. It is in studying and applying spiritual laws that we can change our unconscious beliefs and create improved conditions in our lives.
Each spiritual community within International Centers for Spiritual Living teaches Affirmative Prayer and other spiritual tools designed to help us lead a spiritual life, think positively, and love deeply. Simply put, at Centre for Spiritual Living Red Deer, we provide spiritual tools to transform our personal lives and make the world a better place.
We Are A New Thought Spiritual Community
Centre for Spiritual Living Red Deer is a “New Thought” spiritual community and is an affiliated member of
Centers for Spiritual Living.
The New Thought tradition dates to the 1880s and has its roots in the Transcendentalist Movement of the 1830s. New Thought has a long and respected history, and includes luminaries such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman. Phineas Quimby, and Emma Curtis Hopkins. Some of the better known authors today whose writings parallel our are Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra and Eckhart Tolle (author of
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose) as well as many others. Our teachings incorporate the ancient wisdom of all the spiritual traditions through the ages. People of all spiritual paths -- Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Islam, New Age and others -- are all welcome in our communities.
Dr. Ernest Holmes (January 21, 1887 - April 7, 1960) was the Founder of International Centers for Spiritual Living. Dr. Holmes’ book,The Science of Mind, is recognized today as one of the leading viewpoints in modern metaphysics and New Thought.
Dr. Holmes developed a universal philosophy and tools for spiritual living that profoundly resonate to this day. His work provides us with a personal spiritual path, an understanding of our relationship with the Universe, and a connected and joyful approach to daily living.
