Journey through the Text of A Course in Miracles: Chapters 1 through 8, Volume One of Four-Volumes

by Kenneth Wapnick

This is Volume One of the four volumes on the text of A Course in Miracles . As with the others in this series on the books of A Course in Miracles , Journey through the Text of A Course in Miracles originated with lectures—thirty-two in number—given by me at the Foundation for A Course in Miracles . These were then transcribed, edited, and enlarged upon. However, unlike the books on the workbook, manual for teachers, and "What It Says" (from the Preface), this book is not a line-by-line exegesis of the entire text. Rather, the material of each of the text's thirty-one chapters is arranged symphonically by theme, the selected passages chosen to illustrate each theme. Moreover, I have added some material from each chapter, which time constraints prevented me from including in the original lectures. This Journey, therefore, is a symphonic portrait of the thought system of A Course in Miracles , and is meant to lead students through the text as one would be guided in listening to a great piece of its themes presented, and their development and their relationship to the larger work pointed out. In effect, then, this book is a symphony about a symphony, and readers are led non-linearly along their journey through the Course. Journey through the Text of A Course in Miracles thus completes the series on each of the three books of A Course in Miracles (and the Preface). It is my hope and prayer that it will be instrumental in facilitating a student's journey through the vast panorama of wisdom and love that constitutes the Course's unique contribution to the spiritual development of our species. In the wonderful quotation from Beethoven that I have cited many times From the heart; may it go to the heart.

279 pages, Paperback

Published September 27, 2017