Finished 365 Days of ACIM, the Priest Whom Condemned it, & the Grave of the Author
Dearest J,
On a quite eventful day (eventful for reasons that I won’t specify here but just know it was an eventful day), I finished 365 days of ACIM. I wanted to get through it, and constantly wrote information in there of how it differs from the Bible.
Also, I found this helpful video by Fr. Benedict Groeschel, whom Helen Schucman was friends with. In the video, he TALKS ABOUT how he told her not to publish it because it’d become a cult, and it has. I’m kind of in shock after seeing it, because it’s one thing to read it but another thing to actually SEE the priest say stuff. This priest has written that Bill Thetford is one of the most sinister person’s he’s ever met (the guy who did Project 130 as part of MK Ultra and Project Blubird for the CIA … which is some REALLY messed up stuff). Regardless, I’m getting a sense that perhaps Helen herself was authentic in the writing of this text … but that it’s definitely NOT Catholic, or Christain. But to the priests point, a mix between Catholicism and Christian Science.
I still need to finish the rest of the “text” part … but otherwise, it IS concerning how many people follow it unwillingly. I have found much of it helpful, to accept the post-sinner self (like, no longer identifying with sinner forever), as well as seeing another as myself, and practicing forgiveness. But it rejects much of Christianity, the biggest one not believing in sin. Like ever. Which is obviously ridiculous, look around!
In addition, I found the grave of Helen … which is pretty nuts. See below. She’s buried next to her husband.
At this point, I’m trying to not be totally upset about the CIA’s involvement. But given there are also notes about the CIA in the Circle for Atonement edition, and the copywriter used to type ACIM was bought by the CIA, and that Bill himself and the FIP founder was CIA, it’s hard for me to imagine this as a legitimate text.
Regardless of me finding good info there, and thinking maybe it has brought me in a way closer to the “goodness of God” with some of the points I said above, it cannot replace the Bible, and I guess as the priest said, it truly IS a fraudulent gospel. OY!
I saw this fantastic video as well which ties this all together by Melissa Dougherty. Though I don’t agree with her 100% (as I’m not a fundamentalist evangelical), she’s a New Thought expert … and I wanted to reach out to her to give her context on ACIM, as that might tie her research all up in a nice bow. It would connect it all a little better, so she gets the fullness of the “split mind” concept as coming from ACIM.
