Episode Notes:
In this intro episode of ACIM ‘Course Cosmology’, Alison Anton from the ForgiveNest Podcast addresses potential resistance regarding theism and the use of masculine pronouns in A Course in Miracles. She introduces her four-part series on the the main characters of A Course in Miracles and emphasizes the ultimate aim of ACIM to achieve a universal experience beyond symbols and language.
Episode Timestamp:
00:00 Welcome to Course Cosmology
00:14 Understanding Course Cosmology
01:02 The Holy Trinity in A Course in Miracles
01:50 Jesus and the Sonship
04:12 Course Grammar and Theistic Terminology
07:05 Masculine Subjects and Pronouns in the Course
07:45 Theism and Universal Experience
11:26 Glossary and Clarification of Terms
12:31 Conclusion and Next Steps
Podcast Category: Spirituality and Religion
ACIM References and Cited Quotes:
Note: Alison Anton uses the Complete and Annotated Edition (CE) of A Course in Miracles. This edition is based on the original handwritten notes of Helen Schucman, scribe of A Course in Miracles. Publisher: Circle of Atonement.
“Although the identity of the voice that authored the Course cannot be proven, we do have to call him (or it) something. Throughout the Complete and Annotated Edition, we will call him by the name Jesus, not as a statement of established fact, not as something you are required to believe, but merely because this is the name the author gives himself and because we ourselves accept that claim.” [ACIM CE Front-2.27]
“A universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary. It is this experience toward which the course is aimed. Here alone consistency becomes possible because here alone uncertainty ends.” [ACIM CE C-In.2]
“This course remains within the ego framework, where it is needed… Therefore it uses words, which are symbolic and cannot express what lies beyond symbols.” [ACIM CE C-In.2-3]
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