Section VI. Fear and Conflict 1-5 Being afraid seems to be involuntary; something beyond your own control. Yet I have said already that only constructive acts should be involuntary. My control can take over everything that does not matter, while my guidance can direct everything… Read More
Section V. The Function of the Miracle Worker 11-18 A. Special Principles of Miracle Workers 11. (1) The miracle abolishes the need for lower-order concerns. Since it is an out-of-pattern time interval, the ordinary considerations of time and space do not apply. When you… Read More
Section V. The Function of the Miracle Worker 6-10 6. It should be emphasized again that the body does not learn any more than it creates. As a learning device it merely follows the learner, but if it is falsely endowed with self-initiative, it becomes… Read More
Section V. The Function of the Miracle Worker 1-5 Before miracle workers are ready to undertake their function in this world, it is essential that they fully understand the fear of release. Otherwise they may unwittingly foster the belief that release is imprisonment, a belief… Read More
Section IV – Healing as Release from Fear Our emphasis is now on healing. The miracle is the means, the Atonement is the principle, and healing is the result. To speak of “a miracle of healing,” is to combine two orders of reality inappropriately. Healing… Read More
Section III – The Altar of God The Atonement can only be accepted within you by releasing the inner light. Since the separation, defenses have been used almost entirely to defend against the Atonement, and thus maintain the separation. This is generally seen as a… Read More
Section II – The Atonement as Defense You can do anything I ask. I have asked you to perform miracles, and have made it clear that miracles are natural, corrective, healing, and universal. There is nothing they cannot do, but they cannot be performed in… Read More
Section 1 – The Origins of Separation To extend is a fundamental aspect of God which He gave to His Son. In the creation, God extended Himself to His creations and imbued them with the same loving Will to create. You have not only been… Read More
Section VII: Distortions of Miracle Impulses Your distorted perceptions produce a dense cover over miracle impulses, making it hard for them to reach your own awareness. The confusion of miracle impulses with physical impulses is a major perceptual distortion. Physical impulses are misdirected miracle impulses. … Read More
Chapter 1 THE MEANING OF MIRACLES VI. The Illusion of Needs You who want peace can find it only by complete forgiveness. No learning is acquired by anyone unless he wants to learn it and believes in some way that he needs it. While lack… Read More
