The Pandemic Crises: Recommended Videos on Sickness & Healing thru “A Course in Miracles”
Here are a few class replays on dealing with fear and sickness…
by learning and practicing A Course in Miracles approach to healing and forgiveness, especially in this current milieu of all kinds of sickness and hospitalizations in the US and around the world…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goJGFZGKj8U&t=381s
Musings: Six Stages of Developing Trust in The Holy Spirit
Six Stages (or Steps) on
The Ladder of the Development of Trust
… from The Manual p.9-11
(Start at bottom of this post with #1 “The Undoing”… and then move up the ladder to the top at #6 “Achievement”)
6) Period of Achievement: The Real World…we ‘go Holy Instant’, and stay there. This is what the Manual calls “advanced teachers of God”. This is when the nine other characteristics of God’s Teachers automatically become part of us. We then share our awareness of the sameness of God’s Son with all persons and all things in all situations.
5) Period of Unsettling: Dark night of the soul… Ken says it’s when all hell breaks loose. We begin to realize that our own belief in an ‘individual self’ is still holding back our awakening to our true Self . It is similar to lesson 93, when we realize that we still are holding on to a not-self of “evil, darkness and sin.” We are learning to lay all judgements aside…in every circumstance, even about who we think we are (at this stage, a decision maker who could choose the something else of an ego).
4) Period of Settling Down: Time of “reasonable peace”… we have learned that asking Jesus for help not only hasn’t killed us or even taken anything away, but we are actually feeling pretty good and hopeful, being able to ask for his vision whenever things push our buttons again. It’s the calm before the storm, or the eye of the hurricane.
3) Period of Relinquishment: Giving up what doesn’t work… we are starting to see that things that used to seem valuable to us, like getting the stuff we thought we wanted (special love), and blaming and judging others (special hate) and keeping away what we don’t want, may not really be working for us. But we are not quite ready to give some of that up. So there can be a sense of sacrifice during this time. What we really learn to relinquish is not stuff or certain behaviors, but we simply let go of keeping Jesus and his perception of us and the world out of our awareness.
2) Period of Sorting Out: Learning what’s valuable, what isn’t…by asking Jesus to help us see that we are not upset or temporarily happy for the reason we think. We used to think certain things/people caused us pain or pleasure, and then the inevitable pain when the other shoe dropped. Now we are beginning to see that what only brings us true peace is inviting Jesus into our awareness, to help us look at our misplaced investments (distractions).
1) Period of Undoing: Changing teachers… from the ego’s ladder that goes nowhere (“lookin for luv in all the wrong places”), we get on the ladder of the Holy Spirit that takes us back to the right mind. We ask Jesus for help to be our new teacher.
Recent Replay of Course & Coffee Chat on the six stages of trust:
(click here)
May 2022 SFACIM Retreat : Photos
The Retreat:
Welcome to
“Our Resurrection Together!”
Retreat Schedule:
Friday:
1:00- 4:00 pm… Registration (Pick up your room key and sign in @ Registration Table in “Francis Place” Building in main hallway… across from Aspen Room )
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2:00pm… Orientation & Opening Meditation in Woodmen Room .
2:30pm… Discussion of ‘Our Resurrection Together’ on Ken Wapnick’s Chart… & Lifting The Veil in Ch. 19 (Tim)
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3:30pm… Break
3:45-4:45pm… Second Session (Pt. I): Chap. 20 Sec. I “Holy Week” (Dave Dempsey)
4:45pm break
5-545pm … #2nd Session (Pt. II) Ch. 20 Sec II “Gift of Lilies” (Steven)
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6-7:00pm… Dinner in Franciscan Center Cafeteria
7:30-8:30pm… Third Session: Intros (2-3 minutes each person… who you are, where you’re from, and anything you might like to share about your relationship with Jesus and his Course.)
8:30-8:50pm… Silent Meditation
9:00pm till whenever… Social time in Bonzel Room (comfy large living room setting in bottom/ground floor of Marian Hall)
9:00pm- 7:00am… Quiet time on Marian Hall & Francis Place sleeping floors (no talking please in first floor and second floor hallways, and open & close room doors quietly)
Saturday:
7:30-7:50am… Meditation in Woodmen Room
8:00-9:00am… Breakfast
9:15-10:30am… Session One: finish Intros, Ch. 6, Sec. I par 1-9 “Message of Crucifixion” (Becca)
10:30am… Break
10:45am… Session Two: Ch. 6 Sec. I par. 10-18 (Bruce R)
11:45am… Break
12:00-1:00pm… Lunch
1:00-3:15pm… Afternoon breaktime : Take a walk, take a nap, or watch Ken video, or even all three…
2:15-3:15pm… presentation: Ken video in Woodmen on “The Changeless Dwelling Place” (Ch. 29 Sec. VI)
3:20pm… Afternoon meditation in Woodmen
3:30pm… Breakout groups of 6 or 7 people each (see group listings above)
Groups 1 & 2: Woodmen Room… Group 3 : 2nd floor Francis … Group 4: Bonzel Room… Group 5: Ground Floor Kitchen in Marian Hall … Led by 1) Bruce, 2) Bevie, 3) Dave VD, 4) Abe, and 5) Jane
4:30pm… Break
4:45-5:45pm… Session Three: Chap. 22 Sec. I “Message of Holy Relationship” (Chris J.)
6-7pm… Dinner
7:15pm-8:15pm… Group gathering on Ch.11 Sec. VI “Waking to Redemption” (Tim)
8:15pm Meditation
8:45pm till whenever… Social time in Bonzel Room (comfy large living room setting in bottom/ground floor of Marian Hall)
9pm-7am… Quiet time on sleeping floors (no talking in hallways, please try to open and close doors quietly)
Sunday:
7:30-7:50am… Meditation in Woodmen Room
8-9am… Breakfast
9-10am… strip beds, pack up, load your cars, and return keys to office (unless you are staying an extra night or more)
10:00am… last session: Lyn on Helen’s poem “Stranger on The Road” (we will hand out copies of the poem)
11:15am… Closing
12:00pm… Lunch (if you already signed up for this lunch as an extra meal)
*Before coming to the retreat:
Please be sure we understand, or refresh our understanding, of the Metaphysics of Ken Wapnick’s Chart… by watching a couple of our YouTube video presentations on the Chart.
(Click Here… for videos on Ken’s Chart)
Suggested Course Readings Before & During The Retreat:
- Ch. 6 Sec. I “Message of Crucifixion”
- Ch. 11 Sec. VI “Waking to Redemption”
- Ch. 19 “Lifting The Veil” p. 421-424
- Ch. 20 Sec I & II “Holy Week” & “Gift of Lilies”
- Ch. 22 Sec. 1 “Message of Holy Relationship”
- Manual #27-28 “Death & Resurrection”
- The Gifts of God p.103-105 (Book of Helen’s Poems): “Stranger on The Road”
Francis Place: Building # 40 (on right below)
with Registration/Room-key Table, FRC office & Woodmen Meeting Room
Directions from North or South on I-25
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Exit #149 >Woodmen Road
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Head WEST on Woodmen (toward the mountains).
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Go about 1/3 mile, stay in far right lane.
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Look for small white sign that says Mt. St. Francis.
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At the intersection of Windchime and Woodmen, you will make a right-hand turn. (E. Woodmen Rd. makes a sharp right turn at light, and becomes W. Woodmen)
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Follow Woodmen approx. 3.2 miles and you will see the entrance to Mt. St. Francis on your left.
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Enter the grounds and follow the signs to Franciscan Retreat Center or Francis Place.
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You will stay straight and make no turns once on the property. Road takes you directly into Franciscan Center parking lot. Franciscan Center Office is in Francis Place building #40 (picture above), the building on the right…
Retreat Attendees & Room #’s
* Room keys should be on little table in lobby, just inside Front door of Francis Place Building #40.
** Fill out any requested forms on table, including your license plate number.
*** If you are staying in Marian Hall there is a door code on your room key to access either of two entrance doors (west and east sides of building) to Marian Hall. West entrance (mountains side) is on first floor, east entrance is on ground floor (basement floor).
If you are arriving earlier than 5/20, and you do not see a key table, check with office in Francis Place.
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Please unload your luggage and then park in parking lot north-west of Marian Hall, and not in parking lot in front of Francis Place. Follow the road around to the right of Marian Hall (heading toward the mountains), parking lot is just beyond the Marian building.
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Be sure to bring your room key with you when you leave your room, especially those sharing a bathroom with another room next to theirs…. your bedroom door automatically locks when you close it behind you, unless you purposefully unlock it yourself before you go out. Otherwise you will have to call the office or the maintenance man on the hallway phone to get back in.
Rooms sharing a bathroom with the next door room are… 13 and 14, 21 and 23, 25 and 26, 33 and 35.
There is a $20 charge for a lost room key.
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*Please keep your bathroom door closed when taking a shower… or you may set off the fire alarm and get an unexpected visit by a group of firemen (ask Duke). If it’s warm enough outside, you may want to open your bathroom window a little to vent any steam build-up in bathroom.
All class sessions & meditations are in the large Woodmen Mtg Room, just inside to the right in Francis Place Bldg #40.
The Bonzel Large Living Room on Ground floor of Marian Hall is open for socializing around the clock.
If you are staying in Francis Place, ask someone staying in Marian Hall for access code to Marian Hall door to gain access to Bonzel Room & small kitchen in Marian. (code used to be something simple, like 1234)
** More than a third of the retreat attendees have been here before, so ask around for help and explore the grounds when you arrive.
Retreat meals are served buffet style.
All five retreat meals are served buffet style in the FRC Cafeteria. (north side of St. Clare Convent in expanded picture of Franciscan Property below.) Retreat meals include Friday dinner, Sat. all 3 meals, and Sunday breakfast.
*Please do not eat the food labeled gluten-free or vegetarian on the buffet … unless you already have signed up for either of those two before April 3oth.
All those who did sign up for gluten free or vegetarian… are welcome to eat anything else they can on the buffet line.
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Cold Storage for Food You Bring…
There is also a small kitchen (for our use, with sink and refrigerator, and coffee & tea machine) available next to Bonzel Room on the ground floor of Marian Hall.
And there is also a large refrigerator available in our Woodmen meeting room. It is recommended that you label any refrigerator items with your name, date and room #.
- Free bottled water, sodas, juice, even Yoohoo…will be available in Woodmen fridge during retreat.
Click on picture of Franciscan Property above to expand…
(click twice to really blow it up even more)
Look for Franciscan Center (retreat center) on upper left side.
FRC Cafeteria (black area) is just above St. Clare Convent bldg.
The Text of ACIM Class Replay Series: 195 video class replays on Chap. 1 thru 31
The School for ACIM
195 Class Replays on
The Entire Text,
section-by-section.
(each class is approx. 75 minutes) :
Classes on The ACIM Text:
Hello Course Students around The World!
Our series on the Text of ACIM has been a daunting task, for us and the Course students who participated during the pandemic … not so much because of the amount of material contained in the Text’s 600 plus pages. It is indeed a handful, but working thru the Text of ACIM also brings up and challenges our reluctance and resistance to actually hearing what Jesus is telling us.
As ‘healthy’ egos believing we are bodies (vulnerable to other bodies like people and viruses), we don’t want to be told nothing we see means anything (WB. Les. 1)… and the world, and all the blame we are laying on it is not what we are really upset about. (“There is no world!” from WB Les. 132).
But from Jesus point of view that is good news for all of us, because that means that all the blame and judgments with which we are so indulged and preoccupied… is indeed all made up and unnecessary as the One Innocent Son of God that we still truly are.
So Jesus walks us gently but thoroughly through the process of letting go of the pain and blame that supports our belief in a separated identity, separate from him and our Father in Heaven. He helps us let those insistent silly beliefs go.
Jesus respects our fear of him and his message, yet he lays down a spiritual roadmap and offers us a way out, a journey out of our chosen misery and seeming isolation… if and when we are ready to take that gentle journey back with him (see Chapter 8: “The Journey Back”).
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The link for the list of 195 Video Class Replays on The Text (about 75 minutes each) will be sent to those who are… currently donating monthly any amount of $30 or more.
Also the SFACIM will include the links for hundreds of other class replays including:
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Classes on Many ACIM Topics like Peace of Mind, Forgiveness, Atonement, and Healing
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Classes on all The Workbook Lessons
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The Series on “Dealing with Anger, Resentments & Grievances”
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“The Back-to-Basics” Series for Beginners
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and more added every week…
Please click here to donate.
Example of Text Discussions, Chap. 1 Sec. I
“The 50 Miracle Principles” :
Overview of Text Chapters:
Preface: written after completion of Course, with the “What It Says” third section specifically written by Jesus (the first two preface sections are by Helen Schucman herself).
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Chapters 1-4: Basically a conversation between Helen and Jesus (with material edited out personal to Helen & Bill):
Chap. 1: The Meaning of Miracles…Introduction to the main Course themes that will be developed throughout the Text
Chap. 2: Separation & Atonement… Basic metaphysics of Chart (also addresses Helen’s and our own fear and resistance to Jesus & his Course)
Chap. 3: Innocent Perception… Basic definitions of terms used in Course
Chap. 4: Illusions of the Ego… Exploring what ego is and Jesus role in that exploration.
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First major shift in writing with Ch. 5, Sec. V (on guilt), from basically a dialogue with Helen in the first four and a half chapters, to Jesus dictating the rest of Text from this point on:
Chap. 5: Healing & Wholeness… Exploring who/what is the Holy Spirit & how He helps us with our recognizing and letting go of guilt.
Chap. 6: Lessons of Love… First discussion of anger, Four HS lessons (steps) to return to Heaven.
Chap. 7: Gifts of Kingdom… Heaven & Healing
Chap. 8: Journey Back… “Singing” Jesus
Chap. 9: Acceptance of Atonement… First discussion of forgiveness
Chap.10: Idols of Sickness… on Biblical 1st & 2nd commandments (shortest chap.)
Chap.11: God or Ego… our ‘authority problem’
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Next major shift in writing… with more intense emphasis on process of looking at ego’s made-up insanity:
Ch.12: HS Curriculum… realizing the ego’s central teaching: that love is dangerous
Ch.13: Guiltless World.. full blown exposé on our internal unrecognized guilt (longest chap.)
Ch.14: Teaching for Truth… the proverbial ‘calm before the storm’ chapter, before the following three chapters (15-16-17) on special relationships… Chap. 14 includes sections on two major Course themes: the “What is a Happy Learner” and “Our Call for Help/ Our Call for Love “
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Ch. 15, 16, 17… on Special Relationships
Ch. 18… on Our Dream “Life”
Ch.19… Our Own Four Obstacles to Peace
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Ch.20, 21, 22… Second “calm before the storm” (with three chapters on Vision, Reason, and Salvation in The Holy Relationship)… before The Laws of Chaos & Specialness (starting in Chap. 23):
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Ch.23… (Laws of Chaos) Ken Wapnick calls this the “toughest” chapter in the Text, with very little reprieve in it… how way we methodically deceive ourselves into believing in separation.
Ch. 24… The Goal of Specialness, extended description of the “Substitute for Love” in the fifth Law of Chaos.
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Ch. 25-26… Third and final ‘calm’ (a breather), on equal justice for all of God’s one Son, how to move from injustice to real justice (is life really not fair?)… before the last part of the Text.
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Ch. 27-28… more on Dreams: the dreaming of the world and its underlying horrific “secret dream” of the wrong mind.
Ch. 29-30… In-depth discussion of the ego’s idols… and and the steps or ‘rules’ on how to move past those idols (the seven rules for decision-making in Ch. 30).
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Ch. 31… The capstone of the Text : all the themes of the Course are brought together, coalescing in this last great movement of the Course’s grand symphony.
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