One of the more interesting – and challenging – aspects of being a Course in Miracles student is my desire to share it. It’s not an inherently bad impulse at all, but if I’m not careful in the application it can be a bit tricky. For example, a lot of my close friends and peopleContinue reading “Reading: John Beavin’s “The Parable of the Stars””
Author Archives: Sean
Is There A Urantia Cult?
I’m on record regarding the Urantia Book as being relatively harmless. I’ve read parts of it, found other parts too dense and fantastic. The people I know who work closely with the text are uniformly kind and reverential and almost always happy. They like talking about the many aspects of Urantia, but they aren’t especiallyContinue reading “Is There A Urantia Cult?”
ACIM Urtext
On reading (and re-reading) the ACIM Urtext . . . There is considerable debate in the ACIM community about which version of the text and workbook students should use. While the overarching conflict is not important, the version that we choose does in fact matter, largely because we want to be sure that we useContinue reading “ACIM Urtext”
Circle of Atonement
This post is about the organization Circle of Atonement. This post is about the course section of the same name. The Circle of Atonement is an organization of teachers and students devoted to the practice of A Course in Miracles. My first encounter with them was through the controversy surrounding Gary Renard and his ascendedContinue reading “Circle of Atonement”
Letting Go of Anger
Anger is one of the more debilitating experiences one can have. It is not without its place, but when it is not understood – or when it is give more time and energy than it merits – the results can be very painful. Letting go of anger – through understanding and through conscious choice –Continue reading “Letting Go of Anger”
The Urantia Book
A couple of years ago, when I was just beginning to seek out ACIM study groups, I ran into a man who would serve as a sort of good-natured mentor. He was a former minister who had “converted” to A Course in Miracles in his early fifties. Closer to seventy now, he had a longContinue reading “The Urantia Book”