
Reclaim your connection to Source.
"Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father."
(John 14:12, ESV)
Many of us have been abused, shamed, or misled by Christian institutions and doctrine — especially in ways that distorted our sense of worth, identity, and innate connection to Source. A Course in Miracles (ACIM) can be uniquely helpful to anyone turned off or turned away by institutionalized Christianity.
ACIM delivers its message using the language of traditional Christian doctrine, presenting a unique opportunity to reclaim the teachings of Jesus the Christed — an ascended master who embodied and expressed the Christ consciousness within us all.
Know the Source of Unconditional Love — Not Fear
Many wounded by institutional religion carry the shame of a punishing, withholding, or conditional patriarchal God. ACIM dismantles that image.
“God is but Love, and therefore so am I.” (Workbook, Lesson 171)
It teaches that God/Source has never judged you, never condemned you, and only ever extends love. This is revolutionary for someone recovering from fear-based religion.
Heals Guilt and Self-Hatred
Religious indoctrination and abuse is all about reinforcing guilt, shame, and feelings of unworthiness.
ACIM says:
“You are altogether irreplaceable in the Mind of Source.” (Text, Ch. 7, Sec. V.5, Gender-Free ACIM)
Rather than requiring us to earn forgiveness, we learn to accept our innate innocence.
Validate Your Inner Authority
Church may have taught that you need a priest, pastor, or institution to mediate your relationship with Source. ACIM teaches us to trust the inner voice of Divine Wisdom. You learn how to access direct, internal guidance from within.
“The Holy Spirit speaks through you.” (Text, Ch. 14, Sec. XII.1)
You are reminded that your direct communion with God/Source is intact and waiting for you. It has never depended on human institutions or interventions.
Reframe the Past Without Bypassing It
ACIM doesn’t ask you to deny or repress the pain of your past. Instead, it invites you to release the grip of fear, blame, and victimhood.
“The past is gone. It can touch me not.” (Workbook, Lesson 289)
You begin to see yourself not as a broken sinner, but as a Divine child of God/ Source capable of miracles through the power of forgiveness — including self-forgiveness.
Claim Your True Identity as One with Christ Mind
If religion made you feel unworthy, sinful, or “less than,” ACIM offers a radical re-identification:
“I am the holy Child of God Itself.” (Workbook, Lesson 191, Gender-Free ACIM)
You are not your trauma, your church wounds, or the roles you were forced into. You are something far greater — and that truth can never be harmed.
My journey…
I was raised as a Catholic. I began unwinding the church’s toxic lessons of shame, guilt and sin when I picked up A Course in Miracles more than a decade ago. I tried for more than year to read The Course, but I kept running into resistance due to the language used throughout the text: God, He/Him, Son, etc. I believe The Course finally helped me reclaim my relationship with my Self and the teachings of Jesus the Christed — an ascended master who embodied and expressed the Christ consciousness within us all.
I am also working on a gender-free translation of the original Course published in 1975 and which is in the public domain of the United States of America. In addition to replacing words such as brothers, and he/him/his, the word God has been replaced with Source. The term Sonship, which is a hallmark of A Course in Miracles, was left intact.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
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It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.