What exactly does the term "special function" mean in A Course in Miracles? At first glance, the term appears to imply there is actually some special job for each of us—a specific calling, a life purpose. In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles, Robert Perry...

Given how persistent and formative childhood wounds can be, unearthing them can seem to be the way to explain who we are now. The early dictation of the Course addressed this issue at some length, as it turns outs, and the perspective that emerges is one that you might...

Given that protection is on everyone’s minds these days, it makes sense to look into what A Course in Miracles has to say on the topic. How, according to the Course, can we find protection? It turns out that the Course mentions protection 237 times and that these...

In the previous episode of this series, Robert and Emily talked about the Course’s radical view of war—that, rather than good or evil, war is simply senseless. But knowing this is merely a starting point. What we really need to know is how we ourselves should respond...

If the title of this article strikes you as odd, you are not alone. People familiar with A Course in Miracles don't usually think in terms of its social vision. Doesn't the Course urge us to "seek not to change the world"? Isn't our sole responsibility to accept the...

To a significant degree, the Course is resting the achievement of its goals on our repeating of its words. The Workbook, for example, opens by saying that "it is doing the exercises that will make the goal of the course possible" (W-pI.In.1:2) and each exercise...

What is the relationship between the victim and the victimizer in you? If you’re like most people, you may feel you only become defensive when you feel like a victim yourself. We, in other words, never attack first. In this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles,...

What does A Course in Miracles have to say about war? Does it even address the subject? In fact, the Course contains over a hundred references to war and battle, along with many depictions of warfare and weaponry. In addition, there are hidden references to two wars in...

We are living through an unprecedented moment in history. It’s a moment where pockets of the world have been willing to finally look at the gaping wound of racism and what it’s doing to us. As Americans, we know this wound is a central part our origin story but what...

As spiritual seekers, we typically see the spiritual life as the process of becoming ever more receptive and surrendered. Yet there is also another side to our nature that is actively expressive and creative. In this episode we dive into the fundamental urge in us to...

In the early part of the Course’s story, there are at least three instances where its scribe, Helen Schucman, prays for others in an unusual way. On these occasions, she is joining with Jesus and speaking directly to someone in her mind. In this episode of Exploring A...

Forming new habits sounds like a very mundane issue, hardly one we expect to see in the pages of A Course in Miracles, yet the Course mentions “habit” or “habits” seventeen times. Out of these references, a fascinating pattern emerges of why we need new habits, what...