https://AlisonAnton.substack.com - In this episode of the ForgiveNest Podcast, host Alison Anton introduces the sex discourses from A Course in Miracles, which were originally kept unpublished. Alison discusses the significance of these teachings and their tie-in to the teachings of special relationships later in the Course. She emphasizes that understanding Jesus’ sex material is a gradual process, encouraging listeners to read and apply the teachings according to their current stage. Alison also introduces a series of video commentaries on the sex notes, available on her Substack page: AlisonAnton.substack.com

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Podcast Category: Spirituality and Religion

Episode Timestamps:.

00:00 Introduction to the Sex Discourses

00:48 Understanding the Context of the 1960s

02:01 The Importance of Stages in Spiritual Practice

04:14 Jesus' Teachings on Special Relationships

10:11 Practical Steps for Transforming Sexual Impulses

12:02 Connecting Sex Discourses with Later Teachings

13:32 Conclusion and Next Steps

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. 

I want to finish the instructions about sex, because this is an area which the miracle worker must understand. [ACIM CE T-1.46.3:1]

In this phase of learning, working miracles is more valuable, because freedom from fear cannot be thrust upon you. The experience cannot last. Miracles, therefore, are the essential course of action for everyone. [ACIM CE T-1.29.4:4-6]

³We once said that the first change before dreams disappear is that your dreams of fear are changed to happy dreams. ⁴That is what the Holy Spirit does with your special relationship. ⁵He does not destroy it or snatch it away from you. ⁶But He does use it differently, as a help to make His purpose real to you. ⁷Your special relationship will remain, not as a source of pain and guilt, but as a source of joy and freedom. ⁸It will not be for you alone, for therein lay its misery. ⁹As its unholiness kept it as a thing apart, its holiness will become an offering to everyone. [ACIM CE T-18.II.8:3-9]

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