Dr. Ervin Seale

A major definer of the Quimby message was the gifted writer and speaker Dr. Ervin Seale (1909-1990), who for 32 years addressed a large audience at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City.

The Quimby Memorial Church is an outgrowth of the Quimby Memorial Church and Foundation of New York City. The Church and Foundation were under the direction of Dr. Ervin Seale, a former minister of the Church of the Truth and president of The International New Thought Alliance.

Dr. Ervin Seale dedicated his later years to sifting, sorting, organizing and publishing the writings of Phineas Parkhurst Quimby.[3]
Seale, a veritable "dean" of Quimby studies, provided a portrait of Phineas Parkhust Quimby--an icon in the American metaphysical movement and pioneer of the subconscious mind and its connection to all the outcomes and issues of our lives.Ervin Seale's books on Quimby[4] are must reading for anyone wanting to understand New Thought. Quimby, the clockmaker and quintessential healer, who experimented with mesmerism, clairvoyance, and finally developed the mental healing techniques that later gave birth to Christian Science and then New Thought Christianity (Unity, Divine Science, Religious Science) .

I first heard of Dr. Seale a few years ago. I stumbled upon his lecture on Quimby given at Unity Village in 1981[1] at the Quimby website[2]. Although the word stumble upon is probably a bad choice of words, there are no accidents. (What is is).He was remarkable, insightful, eloquent and brilliant. What enthusiasm! Here was a man talking of his life’s work. Not being completely familiar with Quimby at the time I didn’t appreciate some of what he said at that time. He talked of Miss Eleanor Mel, who led the Boston Home of Truth for more than forty years.“She was a great healer but a lousy preacher”. He’d even met Quimby’s granddaughters at the Quimby homestead.
And in his mission to publish the Quimby material he stayed true to his ideals. Not changing a word, leaving it exactly as Quimby wrote it, in the language of that era.

Two great men. One common mission. Truth.
[1] Dr. Ervin Seale gave a series of lessons entitled "The Quimby Writings" in February, 1981. These lessons were recorded at the Unity Village Chapel. [Parts 1-8]

[2] http://www.ppquimby.com/

[3]The Complete Writings: /Vol1 or Vol 2 by Phineas Parkhurst Quimby and Ervin Seale[4] “Mingling Minds: Phineas Parkhurst Quimby's Science of Health & Happiness” Ervin Seale“Mingling minds: Some commentary on the philosophy and practice of Phineas Parkhurst Quimby” by Ervin Seale (1986)I’ve gone to Unity. Some Fillmore, a touch of Butterworth, little Myrtle, less Cady, scarcely Militz and never Quimby.New Thought replaced by New Age.