I was born on a farm 3 miles east of Grant, Iowa on September 27, 1923. I was raised as a Methodist.
My father turned to Christian Science when my mother divorced him. He attended a Christian Science Society in Red Oak. I could see it helped him a lot to study Christian Science. I began to attend the Christian Science Society services while I went to Red Oak Junior College.
When I married my wife, Joyce, we attended the Episcopalian church. After a few years, I told her that I would like to attend the Christian Science Church, which we did.
In 1967, we lost our 14-year-old son, Gregory Kirk. I was devastated. I promised myself after he died that I would do anything I could to see him again. That night I dreamed of a painting which is exactly like the cover of this book. The ideas behind the painting have never changed.
We had a neighbor lady who taught painting. She asked me if I would like to learn to paint and I said, “Yes.” The result was my painting which I called The Great Metaphysical Transition.
I began to seriously read the King James Version of The Holy Bible and the works of Mary Baker Eddy to discover how the painting showed the way to unite me with my son. During my study, I saw the relations between the spiritual, material, and transitional stages of consciousness. This book concerns the fruit of my study.
Dennis L. Porter January 26, 2020