New Thought Academy

New Thought Academy

New Thought Academy is a project to create a comprehensive collection of lectures and audiobooks from the foundational texts of self-help, esoteric spirituality, and metaphysical thought, as well as the philosophical precursors to these ideas. Our collection includes the transcendental philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the practical techniques of Neville Goddard and Joseph Murphy, and the prosperous mindset lessons of Florence Scovel Shinn. Consider becoming a patron of the show and gain access to exclusive content: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/newthought/subscribe

  1. Be Master of the Mood by Neville Goddard

    12/29/2025

    Be Master of the Mood by Neville Goddard

    Show Notes: "Be Master of the Mood", A Neville Goddard lecture dramatized because...who likes to enjoy weekends anyway? Well, the holidays are over. And instead of relaxing over the weekend, Tovah decided it would be a good idea for us to do a full cast production of a classic Neville Goddard lecture… using only text-to-speech voices. Basically, she chose a bit of torture. But only a bit because this isn't the full lecture. The lecture, “Be Master of the Mood,” features some fun success stories from people who used his teachings and shared the results. A writer, annoyed by imaginary wet paint and nosy painters, gets an unexpected $21,000 check the next day. A two-year-old, refusing to accept the stuffed bear her grandma sent, insists so hard on her kangaroo that one mysteriously arrives from Australia. This isn't the full lecture, just the most practical takeaways presented in a way that makes these stores feel more tangible. The practical takeaway is “mood mastery.” If you can’t shift a negative state by sheer will, try to recall a joyful memory until you feel its mood. Or, like the writer, use a peculiar negative twist (annoyance at a long bank line for a *big deposit*) to fuel the desired feeling. Whatever floats your boat. As always, Neville reminds us that knowing what to do and doing it are two different. Give his methods a try, you just may be sharing a success story of your own. P.S. This Corbett & Brewer production is in line with the original lecture, but the agent is a woman's voice because...it was more fun. Also, we colorized Neville's photo because that was fun, too.

    14 min
  2. 12/25/2025 · BONUS

    Christ and Christmas by Ernest Holmes

    This is a short excerpt from a slightly longer piece called, Christ and Christmas, by Ernest Holmes for Science of Mind in December of 1929. We've included the full text below! Christ the perfect man is developed within us through the realization and revelation of the self to the self. God in us is Christ and Christ in us constitutes our true Sonship to the Parent Mind. which is God. Every man is a potential Christ, an as yet undeveloped divinity. From the least to the greatest the same life runs through all threading itself in the patterns of our individualities. He is "over all, in all and through all." This over-brooding presence, this inner sense of a greater reality bears witness to itself through our highest acts and in our deepest emotions. Who is there who has not at times felt this inner presence? It is impossible to escape our true nature. The voice of Truth is insistent. The urge to unfold is constant. In the long run each will fully express his divinity. We stand in the shadow of a mighty Presence while love forever points the way to heaven. Mingled with the voice of humanity is the word of God, for Truth is a synonym for God and whoever speaks the truth speaks the word of God. Science reveals eternal principles, mathematics, immutable laws and illumined minds reveal the Eternal Spirit. Behind all is a unity, through all is a diversity, saturating all is a divinity. The Christ which Jesus revealed is already incarnated in our own nature and this hidden center seeks to find circumference through our lives. The intellect must give its consent and the mind must unify with the Spirit. The outlet for Truth must be true. Christmas is for remembrance. The love manifest through our gifts to each other typifies the offering of Life, the givingness of Spirit to Its creation. The hands of the Eternal are outstretched through our hands and the heart of the Infinite beats in the human breast. But the giver must give of himself for, “The gift without the giver is bare." It is not enough to give money to a great cause. Only those understand giving who give of themselves withholding nothing. It is not then in lavish gifts that we find true giving but in the sweet simplicity of remembrance, in the kindly thought, the tolerant mind and the gentle act. Love alone can give love, sympathy alone can sympathize and only goodness can really do or be good. The one who gives for reward does not give at all, he seeks to bargain, to trade for spiritual gifts and hence he senses a loss in his own giving and finds no completion through the act. But he who gives half his meat to the hungry, feels justified and is warmed by a real sense of comradeship. He has established an actual unity between himself and another offspring of creation.Great causes succeed when there is a giving of humanity to humanity. With the check must come the one who wrote it, his interest, his enthusiasm, his love. The check must be a symbol of his desire to impart of himself then shall it multiply its benefits and do good. Charity is cold but love is warm. When heart speaks to heart a divine conversation has taken place, a heavenly discourse. Each of us has something to give. Let each see that he gives of his best. If we are bringing our gifts to the altar of love nothing less than the best will be acceptable, nothing less than all is enough. This giving will never deplete us nor can it drain the storehouse of the Infinite. MEDITATION The joy of the Christmas Spirit is eternally mine. The comfort of the Christ Idea finds an abiding place in my consciousness. THE CHRIST WITHIN My Life is hid with Christ in God.The Inner Man is the image and likeness of the Spirit of God.I let that Inner Man come forth into expression in my life.He will guide my feet into all Truth and Wisdom.The Christ within me is free from all worry and cannot be hindered by any opposing force.My Christ within me now is perfect.My Christ is within me.

    3 min

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New Thought Academy is a project to create a comprehensive collection of lectures and audiobooks from the foundational texts of self-help, esoteric spirituality, and metaphysical thought, as well as the philosophical precursors to these ideas. Our collection includes the transcendental philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the practical techniques of Neville Goddard and Joseph Murphy, and the prosperous mindset lessons of Florence Scovel Shinn. Consider becoming a patron of the show and gain access to exclusive content: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/newthought/subscribe