Category Archives: A Course in Miracles

Miracles are habits, and should be involuntary. They should not be under conscious control. Consciously selected miracles can be misguided (T-1.I.5:1-3). Since miracles are expressions of Love, which does not admit distinctions, they are not personal. Any attempt to make them into a thing that we do or that somebody else does reinforces the veryContinue reading “The Fifth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

I want to talk about non-public teachers of A Course in Miracles. These are often referred to as holy relationships. I am being more personal than usual in this post. Two points: first, if I am talking about a holy relationship here, then I am using “holy” in terms of the desert – stones forContinue reading “Another Kind of ACIM Teacher”

I sent out a newsletter yesterday – you can sign up here if you like. The metaphysics of A Course in Miracles are clear: there is no world (W-pI.132.6:2) and we are not bodies (W-pI.199.8:7-8). On this view, what happens merely appears to happen; it’s an illusion. It’s like winning the lottery in our dreamsContinue reading “ACIM and Responding to Suffering”

All miracles mean life, and God is the Giver of life. His Voice will direct you very specifically. You will be told all you need to know (T-1.1.4:1-3). Understanding how A Course in Miracles uses the concept of specificity is essential to its effective practice. It really goes to the heart of the problem ofContinue reading “The Fourth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

I sent out a newsletter today – first in a couple months – talking about how to forgive Jesus, who is just another projection in our projection-addled lives. You can sign up here if you like. In this post I want to think through a related idea: there is only one will and that isContinue reading “The Will of God is Love”

Miracles are natural. When they do not occur something has gone wrong (T-1.I.6:1-2). The suggestion that miracles are natural is important. It is an implicit argument against miracles being supernatural. In A Course in Miracles, we do understand miracles to mean walking on water, turning water into wine, or traveling through space and time, ourContinue reading “The Sixth Principle of A Course in Miracles”