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Lesson 177: Review of Lessons 163 and 164

Reframe:  Love is all that is; therefore, freedom and unity are my experience.

Suggested Practice:
From Review V Introduction:

”Let this review become a time in which we share a new experience for you, yet one as old as time and older still.²Hallowed your Name. ³Your glory undefiled forever. ⁴And your wholeness now complete, as God established it. ⁵You are His Son, completing His extension in your own. ⁶We practice but an ancient truth we knew before illusion seemed to claim the world. ⁷And we remind the world that it is free of all illusions every time we say:”

⁸God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

“With this we start each day of our review. ²With this we start and end each period of practice time. ³And with this thought we sleep, to waken once again with these same words upon our lips, to greet another day. ⁴No thought that we review but we surround with it, and use the thoughts to hold it up before our minds, and keep it clear in our remembrance throughout the day. ⁵And thus, when we have finished this review, we will have recognized the words we speak are true.” (ACIM, W-rV.in.10:1–11:5)

With these reviews from 171-180, we’re encouraged to “place faith in the experience that comes from practice, not the means we use. … We use the words, and try and try agin to go beyond them to their meaning, which is far beyond their sound. The sound grows dim and disappears, as we approach the Source of meaning. It is Here we find rest.”

In other words, the “words” are the doorway to experiencing the essence of what the words mean.

Today we take this approach with these two review lessons:

163 There is no death. The Son of God is free. God is but Love, and therefore so am I.
164 Now are we one with Him Who is our Source. God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

Message

These two review lessons are another reminder of who we truly are and where we come from. We’re almost halfway through the lessons, and while on some level I grasp the messages so far, on another—the ego side—they still feel far-fetched or surreal.

When I allow myself to be present with today’s ideas and move past the words to the meaning behind them, I feel uplifted and relieved. I’m not alone, and there’s more to me and my potential than what the physical eye can see.

This image comes to mind from sci-fi movies: someone being teleported, but due to a glitch or power fluctuation, they appear partially in both places. There’s a warble. The teleporter can’t fully transport them, so they’re stuck between two worlds.

That’s where I am with these lessons. I want to be 100% on board with what the Course teaches, but my ego mind does what it can to distract me. I’m warbling between two worlds: one real, one illusion.

Intellectually, I get what this review teaches: I am not this body. It’s a vehicle that allows me to exist on this planet. I am consciousness, a free spirit, an expression of Divinity temporarily housed in this form. And while I’m here, I’m invited to remember who I am and live from the vantage point of—and in union with—Source.

Recognizing the warble gives me hope. There’s no judgment with it — movement means it’s easier to change direction. Knowing I don’t have to stay stuck in ego mode allows me to return to center, where I can consciously choose the direction that leads to peace, love, and joy.

“I landed here on planet Earth vibrating with possibility, knowing my divinity, being excited to serve and love. I knew I was an eternal being and had no limits.”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout

Blessings & Peace,

Maureen,
The Mandala Lady

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