Dr. Masters: Founder of the International Metaphysical Ministry

In Memoriam
Dr. Paul Leon Masters
 January 1, 1935 – January 10, 2016

Dr. Masters peacefully made his transition into the light on Sunday, January 10, 2016. His last few days were filled with thoughts and words of love for his students and staff, and he passed gently in his sleep.

It was divine recognition that the particular Mystical Insight that had been set last week to appear in Sunday’s email spoke of beingness and transition:

"Yet, if the mystical truth be told, everyone already exists in an after-death or astral plane. We exist there all our physical lives, from the time we take our first physical breath–and yes, even before that. This other existence is another dimensional energy body that is a part of one of several dimensions that make up one’s beingness. To add to this mystery of one’s beingness, conscious life activity exists at every level of one’s beingness. Passing on, or the ending of one’s physical life, is a shifting from physical awareness to astral awareness, and that already exists and has been living an existence in the afterlife or astral world…. Yes, you are many lives being lived simultaneously. The enormity of this reality of your beingness cannot be overstated."

As Dr. Masters always wanted, we, the staff of the International Metaphysical Ministry, will continue his legacy of Love into the future. His teachings and ministry will continue through the University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona, his websites, and upcoming publications. The International Convention and Graduation Ceremony taking place this May will offer formal tribute to Dr. Masters’ lifetime achievements.

It was his heartfelt wish and intention that his students and graduates continue their ministries through their loving actions and service.

And So It Is!

Just a Note…

Dear students, graduates, and friends,

Please know that we, the staff, are very touched by the outpourings of sympathy and caring expressed on Facebook, by email, and by phone. Our hearts are here for you, and we can assure you that Dr. Masters’ wishes, teachings, and Love will go on!

The Board of Directors will be releasing detailed information within the next two days regarding the future of the International Metaphysical Ministry and its educational divisions, the University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona, as we move forward continuing the legacy of Dr. Paul Leon Masters.

Blessings,

International Metaphysical Ministry Staff

Source: https://universityofmetaphysics.com/dr-masters-in-memoriam/

Dr. Paul Leon Masters
Founder and CEO of the International Metaphysical Ministry

President of the IMM University System: University of Metaphysics and University of Sedona

As far back as he can remember, Paul Leon Masters was drawn to the mysteries of life, the universe, the mind, the soul, and the Presence of a Higher Intelligence—or God—behind creation. In his teens, he decided to pursue his interests by becoming a member of the Rosicrucians and the Mayans (similar to the Rosicrucians, but based in Texas.)

What he studied caused him to thirst for more knowledge about the mystical as well as any form of psychology that had an appreciation of the mystical.  He also found that what he had learned, when applied to the lives of others, seemed to help them.  This led him to seek a school that had a degree program in tune with the mystical/psychological path he wished to pursue.  Traditional universities, particularly in the 1950s, did not offer anything close to what he was seeking.

He kept searching until finding a nontraditional school where he could learn more about mystical teachings, as well as spiritual psychology. In 1953 he enrolled in that college, a metaphysically-oriented religious school. He graduated with a doctorate in 1959 and went on to found his own metaphysical research and teaching organization, the Institute of Parapsychology, located in Beverly Hills. Still desirous of more knowledge, he enrolled in a second metaphysical college in 1960, this time focusing on New Thought teachings. He graduated with a second doctorate three years later.

A true pioneer, in subsequent decades Dr. Masters spent countless hours with thousands of people conducting higher consciousness research—all of which enormously expanded what he originally learned in the 1950s and early 1960s. He founded the National Metaphysics Institute in 1965, conducting research on the spiritual heights and potentials of mind and spirit, which produced even more information from which he could teach.

His contributions to the field of mystical psychology have been those of a trail-blazer. Having founded the University of Metaphysics (1976), he then founded the International Metaphysical Ministry (1989) to accommodate the world-wide interest and enrollment in his courses. Five years after that, he founded the University of Sedona (2003). He has deservedly earned recognition as the world’s foremost teacher of metaphysical doctors, teachers, and ministers, offering self-paced, distance learning degree programs in Holistic, New Thought, Theocentric, Transcendent, and Transpersonal Metaphysics. But the most important achievements of all Dr. Paul Masters’ efforts have been the support and advancement of higher consciousness research, education, and advanced New Thought Metaphysics.

As far as the wisdom and knowledge he has gained, he gives full credit to prolonged contact with the Universal God Guidance from within himself during his experiences in higher consciousness meditation. People throughout the world, from all walks of life, have heard an inner calling to help themselves help others through higher spiritual understanding and awareness. They have been able to fulfill their inner promptings as a result of learning about their true inner guidance as taught in the International Metaphysical Ministry’s Universities of Sedona and Metaphysics.

Both universities have a curriculum that is strictly non-secular and theological in nature, and they have become the world’s largest schools of their kind, spanning 123 countries with over 10,000 students and graduates.  It has been estimated that the intellectual property found in his course teachings, including 130 DVD lectures, 600 CD lectures, and 31 higher-consciousness CDs, would easily fill, if placed into book form, over 100 books.  To his credit, Dr. Masters remains dedicated to awarding all prospective students affordable tuition rates from scholarships funded through the continuing generosity of alumni.

As of 2015, Dr. Masters is in his eighties and still active as founder and CEO. As he has always wanted students and graduates to have options to continue learning and keep current with new developments in the field, the universities now offer enrolled students and graduates an opportunity to participate in postgraduate Continuing Education. He has recently added three new degrees in the University of Sedona for students to consider after they have completed the main doctoral program:
1) the Ph.D. in Relationship Dynamics;
2) the MBA.M., Master’s in Metaphysical Business Administration; and
3) the PsyThD., Doctor of Theocentric Psychology.

Dr. Masters maintains an online conversation with students worldwide through his free weekly Video Lecture Broadcasts, his Daily “Improve Your Life” Audio Messages, and the Mystical Insights teachings on https://universityofmetaphysics.com/blog/.

Supporting Dr. Masters in this endeavor is a qualified, professional administrative staff, each having had many years of experience in various aspects of the metaphysical field. Considering the dedication and experience of Dr. Masters and his staff, you will always be able to say with pride, “I received my doctoral degree from the most prominent, well respected metaphysical universities in the world—the University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona.”

From its beginning in 1959, the education he has provided has produced an international alumni and student population that continues learning and teaching the higher truth of human nature, reaching out to transform the world, one by one—to a world so very much in need of it.

History of Metaphysical Ministries and Universities

1959

In 1959, Dr. Masters opened the Institute of Parapsychology in the heart of Beverly Hills, California. The aim of the institute was to research expanded, higher states of consciousness as they relate to spiritual reality and human self-betterment. This goal was accomplished through more Eastern forms of advanced meditation together with adaptable forms of self-hypnotic techniques. He attracted a large following of students and soon had to relocate to the Hollywood area where larger space was available. During the same time period, Dr. Masters trained his first few teachers.

1963

As a follow-up to research findings amassed in the Institute of Parapsychology, in 1963 Dr. Masters opened a meditation foundation in the Los Angeles area for study and research to focus primarily on the practices and results of meditation. Thousands of research experiences by students were recorded, and the consequential effects on daily lives and spiritual unfoldment were noted. During this time, Dr. Masters also trained numerous meditation teachers.
1965

In 1965, information gathered from the previous years of research, in the form of printed study materials, began to spread beyond the Southern California area to all parts of the United States. As a result of people from all parts of the country expressing excitement about learning and also teaching the spiritual truths revealed in the study materials, Dr. Masters founded the National Metaphysics Institute. In so doing, he created specific ministerial ordination programs allowing students to study metaphysics and obtain ministerial status through distance learning and home study.

1968

Dr. Masters recorded The Voice of Meditation album which sold in large quantities in various metaphysical organizations, particularly the Unity Church, nationwide.

1976

In 1976, Dr. Masters applied for and gained the legal right to establish the University of Metaphysics and grant non-secular bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. These degrees, up to doctoral degree specialization, were to be granted to those who had been ordained by the National Metaphysics Institute ministry and were desirous of taking more classes to develop their education. Dr. Masters began to advertise the doctoral program in various regional and national magazines related to metaphysics. As if by Divine plan, enrollments came from all over the United States, as well as the entire world.
1989

By 1989, thousands of students, from throughout the world, had enrolled in the distance learning doctoral degree programs. To meet the needs of this enormous growth, Dr. Masters incorporated the International Metaphysical Ministry, which exists up to the present day.
1996

In 1996, Dr. Masters produced 31 new meditations for The Voice of Meditation series. These 31 meditations were to answer the spiritual need of those who had requested guided meditations that were oriented to mystical union and transpersonal/transcendent awareness.
2003

In 2002, Dr. Masters visited Sedona, Arizona – a place he had heard of for years as having a great deal of metaphysical activity. He had met a number of people who told him of spiritual experiences that occurred for them in the energy vortexes in the area. The spiritual energy and the inspiring beauty of Sedona, combined with inner Higher Guidance caused him to take steps to create and establish a university there. In 2003, he founded the University of Sedona, under the same non-secular rights as the University of Metaphysics. The University of Sedona awards degrees at the doctoral level.
2004

In 2004, in order to centralize the function of the two university programs, the University of Metaphysics was moved in its entirety (all accumulated records of thousands of students and graduates) to the Sedona area.
Present

The University of Metaphysics and the newer University of Sedona continue to grow, with a worldwide student population in the thousands. Both Universities are still under the direction of Dr. Masters. As he has always wanted students and graduates to have options to continue learning and keep current with new developments in the field, the universities now offer enrolled students and graduates an opportunity to participate in postgraduate Continuing Education. He has recently added three new degrees in the University of Sedona for students to consider, after they have completed the full doctoral program:

1) the Ph.D. in Relationship Dynamics;
2) the MBA.M., Master’s in Metaphysical Business Administration; and
3) the PsyThD., Doctor of Theocentric Psychology.

Dr. Masters maintains an online conversation with students worldwide through his free weekly Video Lecture Broadcasts, his Daily “Improve Your Life” Audio Messages, and the Mystical Insights teachings on https://universityofmetaphysics.com/blog/.

Dr. Masters has most recently formed a new division of the International Metaphysical Ministry called the Theocentric Life Society, dedicated to teaching others how to live a life of higher consciousness with Universal God Guidance at the center.

Dr. Masters remains dedicated to awarding all prospective students affordable tuition rates from scholarships funded through the continuing generosity of alumni. The scholarship program is inclusive from the bachelor’s level through to the completion of the doctorate.

Source: https://universityofmetaphysics.com/history/