Evolution of New Thought and Religious Science

How did Ernest Holmes' Philosophy of the Science of Mind evolve and what is the history of New Thought up until his time?

(This piece of the blog is a bit dense, however it helps to explain where all these ideas came from:) 

Emanuel Swedenborg

Warren Felt Evans

Yogi Ramachakara

Charles and Myrtle Fillmore

There are many groups that formed within New Thought because of a healing that occurred and was witnessed by fellow members of these groups. All of which have roots in Christianity and therefore, they follow either 2 basic ideas: they emphasize Jesus or emphasize Divine Mind and healing. The branches of Divine Science, founded by Malinda Cramer, Nona Brooks and Fannie James and Unity, founded by Myrtle and Charles Fillmore, emphasize Jesus whereas the Religious Science philosophy that was founded by Holmes emphasizes Divine Mind. Charles and Myrtle were greatly influenced by the great Emma Curtis Hopkins, who was the teacher of teachers. Many great New Thought thinkers studied under her, and she originally studied with Christian Science founder, Mary Baker Eddy. She believed in the power of God, that God is all good and all One. 

Phinneas Quimby

Phinneas Quimby was the first in modern times to realize and understand how our thoughts affect our experiences. He was born with a very inquiring and scientific mind in 1802 and later became an inventor. Quimby studied mesmerism and started experimenting with how the mind could heal illness and conditions. He himself, suffered from tuberculosis and found that much of his kidney was gone. A man named Burkmar put his hands on Quimby and he was healed. He then realized that the power of his mind and imagination played a huge role in his healing.

Ernest Holmes

Ernest Holmes was greatly influenced by theologians, philosophers, and metaphysicians such as: Thomas Troward, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Plato, Plotinous, Emanual Swedenborg, Emma Curtis Hopkins, Warren Felt Evans, Phinneas Quimby, Horatio Dresser, and Mary Baker Eddy. He studied every philosophy and religious text he could find from all the western thought, including spiritism and Christian Science.  Holmes even studied the writings of Walt Whipman and Robert Browning. After he created the Religious Science philosophy, Ernest Holmes continued learning and growing through the writings and texts within Hinduim and Taoism, Yogi Ramacharaka. He found a way, by pulling the essential truths from the philosophies and religions from the east with those of the west to give us what is now The Science of Mind teaching philosophy.  It is a practical, life affirmative teaching, which encourages one to practice the Presence of God and heal through affirmative prayer, spiritual mind treatment.

Emma Curtis Hopkins

Mary Baker Eddy

Thomas Troward

Ralph Waldo Emerson