A Course in Miracles Unplugged

'A Course in Miracles' came about because two Ph.D Psychology professors at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in the 1960's realized that, although they were at the top in their field of psychology, there was still much angst, back-biting and general dysfunction between themselves and other departments.  Bill Thetford gave a passionate plea to find a better way of working together, and Helen Schucman (who scribed the Course) agreed to join him in finding this.  This was the start of her mind shifting and having vivid dreams and then a 'voice' (though she has specified it was more like automatic writing) requesting she take notes as 'It' (as she came to call this voice) would help explain how to improve this human condition.

It contains its own 'myth' as all religious/spiritual paths do, some believing these ideas literally, while others seeing them metaphorically.  The myth within 'ACIM' is very different from Christianity, and so it came to be realized it was a different path and trying to meld them would only create confusion and controversy.  However, 'A Course in Miracles' is helpful to those in any religious tradition, including Christianity, if you are willing to put aside the differences so that you can come to understand the healing purpose for this path.  It comes through the perspective of 'Jesus' (which Helen called 'It' - with a capital I) because it was 'Jesus' as Helen understood him, speaking to her from a collective mind or consciousness. Because we, in the West, learned Christian ideas similarly to Helen & Bill, it speaks to many of us, too.  It is meant to be a gentle path and this show attempts to explain it without much of the metaphysical confusion expressed in many discussion groups.