It is my honor to do a review of A Course In Miracles (ACIM).
This book is the most life-changing-est truth-telling-est healing book ever, well, at least from the books I’ve read so far. 😁
A Course In Miracles is on my MUST-READ LIST OF BOOKS.
This book filled in all the gaps of every question I couldn’t answer about life. Like:
What is our purpose for living?
How can I perform miracles?
Why does evil exist?
Why do people die?
A Course In Miracles (ACIM) provides definite answers to these questions and more.
The information given in this book is so transformative that readers love to recall how they came to know about the book.
If you haven’t realized yet, you aren’t reading this post on accident.
In short, A Course In Miracles (ACIM) is a self-study spiritual course.
The Text introduces and explains the concepts of performing miracles in great detail (699 pages).
The Workbook for Students is based on The Text but allows for practical application of these concepts. This 488-page workbook contains 365 lessons, one for each day.
The book urges you not to attempt more than one lesson per day. In some instances, you may want to repeat a lesson for several days before moving forward.
The Manual for Teachers (92 pages), answers many of the questions that may have seemed unanswered by the Text and the Workbook.
Finally, there is the Clarification of Terms.
The Clarification of Terms is just that. So that there is little confusion, A Course In Miracles (ACIM) explains certain terms even further such as true perception, the ego, forgiveness, etc.
It’s important to note that the course is not about learning from the course but learning to listen to your own Internal Teacher.
The History of A Course In Miracles
You can read all about ACIM’s origins here, but here are the cliff notes.
The first official copy was released in 1976 by the Foundation for Inner Peace.
It is said that the book had been dictated to Schucman, word for word, via “inner dictation” from Christ.[1]
Helen Schucman and William Thetford, Professors of Medical Psychology at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City came together to find a better way than being angry and aggressive all the time in life.
Shortly after, Schucman began receiving downloads of information that was the foundation of the course. Thetford was there to encourage and help her sort out the information.
“This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time.”
This book is for everyone from every background.
I’ve personally shared ACIM’s concepts with atheists, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hinduists, and Jewish people both young and old. I shouldn’t be amazed, but I’m amazed at how easily and quickly it is accepted.
The reason is that the truth is undeniable. What’s special about the truth is that it’s simple and kind.
My song Let Go was directly inspired by what the course has helped me to see. Not only did I receive praise for the song by rap fans, but many people have messaged me saying, “I don’t even listen to rap and I would listen to you all day.”
This is a testament to the truth. No matter the form it appears, it is accepted unless you choose to hide from it.
In case you have not realized it, the truth is God. God is Love. Love is truth. All are the same. All are real.
My Experience with ACIM
I found out about A Course In Miracles from another book that was a channeled writing called Jesus: My Autobiography.
The title had me like, WHAAT..but what I read in that book was profound. I even tried to poke holes in its theories to test its truthfulness, but could not.
In that book, it said something like, “And this is why I wrote A Course In Miracles.”
I looked up the course, saw that the writers and publishers were different from those of Jesus: My Autobiography, and ordered ACIM immediately. According to Amazon, I ordered it on May 24, 2018.
Even though it was a tough read, I couldn’t put A Course In Miracles down. It answered EVERYTHING I ever wanted to know.
I was telling everybody that they NEED TO READ THIS BOOK. Friends and family believed me, but they had their own things they were doing.
The Impact of A Course In Miracles on the World
Since it went on sale in 1976, A Course In Miracles has been distributed globally and translated into 22 languages.
It’s difficult to gauge the direct impact of A Course In Miracles because many may have not realized they’ve been affected by it.
For example, if you’ve read anything on this site, you’ve been directly impacted by A Course In Miracles.
Combined, there are over a million pieces of content dedicated to spreading its message of forgiveness and leading with love always via books, videos, songs, quotes, study groups (I currently belong to two), conversations, and more.
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