A Course in Miracles uses crucifixion as a symbol of the separation which occurs routinely in our living as the sense of being unfairly attacked. It’s an abstraction with consequences to which we can respond with love. Crucifixion symbolizes the attempt to combine attack and innocence (T-27.I.1:1). There is the one who does the crucifyingContinue reading “Walking Away from Golgotha”
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Personal Statement re: ACIM
I began to study A Course in Miracles at the end of a long spiritual drought. I had walked away from the Catholic church forever, ending a decades-long relationship that had shaped and guided all my fundamental belief systems. It was a big deal. I’d known about the Course – had flirted with it aContinue reading “Personal Statement re: ACIM”
Searching for God Correctly
A Course in Miracles teaches us that our lonely journey in search of God will fail because it excludes that which it would find (T-14.X.10:7). It is impossible to remember God in secret and alone. For remembering Him means you are not alone, and are willing to remember it (T-14.X.10:1-2). The search for God hasContinue reading “Searching for God Correctly”
The Thirty-Fifth Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles are expressions of love, but they may not always have observable effects (T-1.I.35:1). Most Christian traditional understandings of miracles imply observable effects that appear supernatural. Or at least spectacular enough that nobody could ever call them ordinary. Jesus walking on water, say, or turning water into wine. Closer to home, we win the lotteryContinue reading “The Thirty-Fifth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
The Thirty-Fourth Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles restore the mind to its fullness. By atoning for lack they establish perfect protection. The spirit’s strength leaves no room for intrusions (T-1.I.34:1-3). Miracles – which are shifts in perception away from fear and towards love – testify to what mind is and therefore also witness to the creative power of mind. What mindContinue reading “The Thirty-Fourth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
The Thirty-Third Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles honor you because you are lovable. They dispel illusions about yourself and perceive the light in you. They thus atone for your errors by freeing you from your nightmares. By releasing your mind from the imprisonment of your illusions, they restore your sanity (T-1.I.33:1-4). When A Course in Miracles refers to “illusions,” it isContinue reading “The Thirty-Third Principle of A Course in Miracles”