New Perspectives on A Course In Miracles

Roxanne WhiteLight has been studying A Course in Miracles (ACIM) since 1982. It has offered her a deeper internal relationship with the Divine and new way of living. Her partners in this work have had similar experiences with the Course. It has kept members of the team using ACIM over many years. Roxanne was inspired to do this project over 20 years ago, but she did not know how to begin. She is now ready to make the work more accessible to others. Roxanne and the team are partnering on this work of bringing a more language-friendly version of ACIM.

In the introduction of the Manual for Teachers we find this teaching: “All terms are potentially controversial, and those who seek controversy will find it. Yet those who seek clarification will find it as well.” (ACIM, C-in.2:1-2).

In doing this work we are not seeking controversy, but clarification, and this is what led to this work. We acknowledge that this work may not have any meaning for others nor are we suggesting it is superior in any way. We are sharing this as an example of what has provided clarification for us and our desire to be “truly helpful” to others.

In our work we have tried to make a minimal number of adjustments. The ones we did make are around three touch-points.

The first of which is to be gender-neutral.

The second is it is written from the first person vs. third perspective. Instead of us “listening to Jesus instruct Helen” it is written so we are owning or saying the wisdom of Jesus to ourselves.

The third is that key phrases have been changed (and put in quotes) that have been laden with Christian theology that is not central to ACIM to give a more action-directed understanding of the principles and their use in the world.

There will be a glossary of these substituted terms at the beginning of each chapter and some offer the reasoning behind them. Our shared hope is that this work offers a path toward deeper understanding and joining with our “Loving Source” and invites us to live more fully in peace.