In this episode of the ForgiveNest Podcast, Alison Anton explains Atonement in ACIM using the acronym PATH: Principle, Act, Thought, Healing. Anton delves into each aspect of this acronym, explaining the principle of Atonement as pure love, the act of Atonement as miracles controlled by Christ, the importance of our thoughts in accepting Atonement, and healing as the ultimate goal. The episode emphasizes that Atonement is a process we undergo through time and stresses the importance of accepting our role as healers for others.
Read the full transcript here: https://AlisonAnton.substack.com
Podcast Category: Spirituality and Religion
Episode Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to the ForgiveNest Podcast
00:49 Understanding the Atonement: The PATH Acronym
02:35 The Principle of Atonement: Love
05:39 The Act of Atonement: Miracles
07:38 The Thought of Atonement: Mind Training
09:17 The Healing of Atonement: Final Goal
14:21 Summary and Final Thoughts
16:43 Closing Remarks
ACIM Quotes and Prayers:
Note: Alison Anton uses the Complete and Annotated Edition (CE) of A Course in Miracles. This edition is based on the original handwritten notes of Helen Schucman, scribe of A Course in Miracles. Publisher: Circle of Atonement.
Until the Atonement is finished, its various phases will proceed in time, but the whole Atonement stands at its end. [ACIM CE T-2.V.7:4]
It was only after the separation that the defense of Atonement and the necessary conditions for its fulfillment were planned. It became increasingly apparent that all of the defenses which humanity can choose to use constructively or destructively were not enough to save it. It was therefore decided that you needed a defense which was so splendid that you could not misuse it, although you could refuse it. Your will could not turn it into a weapon of attack, which is the inherent characteristic of all other defenses. The Atonement thus became the only defense which was not a two-edged sword. [ACIM CE T-2.V.2]
…the action aspect of the miracle should be Christ-controlled, because of His complete awareness of the whole plan. [ACIM CE T-1.45.3:3]
This course is a mind-training course. [ACIM CE T-3.I.1:2]
The Holy Spirit, like the ego, is a decision. [ACIM CE T-5.VI.11:2]
The Atonement is the device by which you can free yourself from the past as you go ahead. It undoes your past errors, thus making it unnecessary for you to keep retracing your steps without advancing. [ACIM CE T-2.V.6:4-5]
Let me remember that my goal is God. [ACIM CE W-258:1]
My lesson was like yours, and because I learned it I can teach it. [ACIM CE T-4.II.7:4-5]
The sole responsibility of the miracle worker is to accept Atonement himself. [ACIM CE T-2.VIII.5:1]
Those released by Christ must join Him in releasing their brothers, for this is the plan of Atonement. [ACIM CE T-1.34.2:4]
The Atonement was an act based on true perception. I cannot choose for you, but I can help you make your own right choice. “Many are called but few are chosen” should read, “All are called, but few choose to listen.” Therefore, they do not choose right. The “chosen ones” are merely those who choose right sooner. [ACIM CE T-3.VI.18:4-11]
