A Course in Miracles

Welcome to what, when recognised, will quite probably be the most exciting information you’ve ever been exposed to.

For the last 40+ years I’ve had an avid interest in who I really am, and have searched for and discovered the best methods known to support humans in getting the most enjoyment out of life or building, as I like to call it, a life (and business) by design. This desire has guided me to many books, thought leaders, seminars, study groups, ideologies, and practises.

Some of them you will be familiar with and may have exposed yourself to too.

Along the way, I discovered the benefits and amazing results of forgiveness utilising Ho'oponopono. If you were to ask me how much time and attention I would give to forgiveness, I’d share that, although I recognised it’s powerful benefits, it would be less than a couple of percent.

Depending on how well you know me, you might know that I have trained my focus and discipline to support daily progress in getting clarity and answers to some of life’s biggest questions, the biggest being two in my awareness being “What else is possible?” and How do it get any better than this?”. From experience I can honestly share that all questions are answered. The answers I received, in order of the questions were “More than you can possibly imagine” and “Align with God (AKA – Source, The Universe, Higher Consciousness, Super Consciousness) by aligning with love”.

Each day for the nearly two years I mediated diligently on this, asking this consciousness, what I decided was the most important question I could ask, “How can I align more with you and love?”. As shared previously, all questions are answered.

Fast forward to mid 2023 when I had an enjoyable and, as it would turn out, informative lunch with a valued Member of the Club (Victor), in Broadbeach, and he shared how he’d lost 30+ kilograms over 3 months without exercising. You can imagine that this might have got my attention as it is quite a feat, which some would even say was impossible. His achievement was also in alignment with another question I’d previously had, which was “How do I get in better shape and maintain it?”.

While I exercise regularly and enjoy it, I had put on some weight recently, and so was quite curious, and asked Victor for the details of the person/organisation that had shared the methods he’d utilised, and then contacted them with the intention of losing 3-4 kilograms.

Many of you know the organisation. I won’t mention them here as a possible distraction. I attended the two day seminar they run to share their methods and in the first 30 minutes of the first day, the owner of the organisation and facilitator of the seminar (also an esteemed hypnotherapist) mentioned A Course in Miracles.

He had my full attention as I had purchased A Course In Miracles about 15 years prior, and to my disappointment, I couldn’t read it.

Believing I recognised it’s importance, and not being able to read it, I put the book on one end of my dining table, keeping it in my field of view for around two years. In that time, I would occasionally open the book and hope to understand it’s teachings, however wasn’t ever able to grasp the contents meaning, and eventually I put the book in my library not knowing if I’d ever be able to read it.

You might ask “What do you mean you couldn’t read it?!”. The book is written using what some call ‘holographic language’ and without context to most of the assertions, it didn’t make sense.
Throughout the previously mentioned seminar, this well-respected man who has helped thousands of people to lose weight (without exercising), shared the methods shared in A Course in Miracles (ACIM) as being a prominent part in the weight loss methods, results and testimonials, mentioning true forgiveness and how ‘letting go’ supports people in leading healthier, happier lives, with some experiencing what is medically named ‘a spontaneous remission’.

Victor had told me of his wife Jackie, who had joined him at the seminar he attended, utilising the method on the first night of the seminar and, although she had not slept properly for many years, had slept wonderfully that night and has ever since. Wow!

I finished the seminar and shook the hand of the facilitator sharing my agreement that our thoughts are at least 80% of the game. He quickly responded “Oh at least. I would say 90% or more!”.

With that I went away and began to implement the methods, losing 10 kilograms in the process. I decided to also take up the opportunity offered by the hypnotherapist facilitator (James), to experience a 1:1 session where he would help me identify any additional people I could forgive or let go. This is conventionally a two hour session. We enjoyed deep discussion (and alignment) for a full four hours. In this process I shared that I recognised A Course In Miracles (ACIM) and hadn’t been able to read it. James shared that he had found the same prior to reading The Disappearance of the Universe which for him and many others had provided helpful context to reading A Course In Miracles.

I quickly purchased The Disappearance of the Universe and began reading. I initially thought to myself as I was making my way through the early chapters “Even though James and I had felt very aligned, and this book was going to be a key in my being able to read ACIM, maybe he misread me, cause this guy (Gary Reynard – the author of The Disappearance of the Universe) seems to be a bit of a dag and this book doesn’t seem to be running a level of consciousness that I resonate with”.

How ironic to realise, soon after, that the book is about the practise and benefits of true forgiveness, and letting go of judgements, no matter how subtle, and here I was judging the author and James who recommended the book to me.. :)

I finished The Disappearance of the Universe and started into A Course in Miracles.

Thank you Victor and James! I could read it!

As a truth seeker, I have traversed many levels of understanding before reaching A Course In Miracles. This will probably be the last book I read as I’m not aware of another English written book of such pure truth. If after ready A Course In Miracles, you know of and would like to recommend a resource or book which is seemingly purer in truth, and written in English, then I will consider your recommendation.

I won’t attempt to teach you what this book is designed to. I will say, that your ego may attempt to stop you from reading it.

Can you handle the truth? If you can, it will set you free.

A Course In Miracles is like a fantasy novel, that when we choose to believe in and act upon its words, will be exposed as our ultimate reality, which is far beyond fantasy or imagination ♥️

- Leigh Eggins