A Course in Miracles

What Bill typed from Helen’s shorthand notebooks eventually became referred to by Helen and Bill as the Urtext. The word Urtext means original text, and is often used to refer to the original manuscript of a musical score or literary work.

The Urtext differs from the standard Course in several important ways. This version is such a version and has been referenced to the First Edition to facilitate easy referencing when discussing parts with you in Study Groups and online.

I hope you enjoy this online version and that it helps you to bring more peace, Love and gratitude into your life!

The Preface to A Course in Miracles

I. Introduction to A Course in Miracles

1. CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION TO MIRACLES

I. Introduction to Miracles

II. Distortion of Miracle Impulses

2. CHAPTER TWO: THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION

I. Introduction

II. The Reinterpretation of Defenses

III. Healing as Release from Fear

IV. Fear as Lack of Love

V. The Correction for Lack of Love

VI. The meaning of the last Judgment

3. CHAPTER THREE: RETRAINING THE MIND

I. Introduction

II. Special Principles for Miracle Workers

III. Atonement without Sacrifice

IV. Miracles as Accurate Perception

V. Perception versus Knowledge

VI. Conflict and the Ego

VII. The Loss of Certainty

VIII. Judgment and the Authority Problem

IX. Creating versus the Self

4 .CHAPTER FOUR: THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL 

I. Introduction

II. Right Teaching and Right Learning

III. The Ego and False Autonomy

IV. Love without Conflict

V. The Escape from Fear

VI. The Ego-Body Illusion

VII. The Constant State

VIII. Creation and Communication

IX. True Rehabilitation

5. CHAPTER FIVE: HEALING AND WHOLENESS

I. Introduction

II. Healing as Joining

III. The Mind of the Atonement

IV. The Voice for God

V. The Guide to Salvation

VI. Therapy and Teaching

VII. The Two Decisions

VIII. Time and Eternity

IX. The Eternal Fixation

6. CHAPTER SIX: ATTACK AND FEAR

I. Introduction

II. The Message of the Crucifixion

III. The Uses of Projection

IV. The Relinquishment of Attack

V. The Only Answer

Va. To Have - Give All to All

Vb. To Have Peace - teach peace to Learn It

Vc. Be Vigilant Only for God and His Kingdom

7. CHAPTER SEVEN: THE CONSISTENCY OF THE KINGDOM

I. Introduction

II. Bargaining Versus Healing

III. The Laws of the Mind

IV. The Unified Curriculum

V. The Recognition of Truth

VI. Healing and the Changelessness of Mind

VII. From Vigilance to Peace

VIII. The Total Commitment

IX. The Defense of Conflict

X. The Extension of the Kingdom

XI. The Confusion of Strength and Weakness

XII.The State of Grace

8. CHAPTER EIGHT: THE JOURNEY BACK

I. Introduction

II. The Direction of the Curriculum

III. The Rationale for Choice

IV. The Holy Encounter

V. The Light of the World

VI. The Power of Joint Decision

VII. Communication and the Ego - Body Equation

VIII. The Body as Means or End

IX. Healing as Corrected Perception

X. The Acceptance of Reality

XI. The Answer to Prayer

9. CHAPTER NINE: THE CORRECTION OF ERROR

I. Introduction

II. Sanity and Perception

III. Atonement as a Lesson in Sharing

IV. The Unhealed Healer

V. The Awareness of the Holy Spirit

VI. Salvation and God's Will

VII. Grandeur Versus Grandiosity

VIII. The Inclusiveness of Creation

IX. The Decision to Forget

X. Magic Versus Miracles

XI. The Denial of God

10. CHAPTER TEN: GOD AND THE EGO

I. Introduction

II. Projection Versus Extension

III. The Willingness for Healing

IV. From Darkness to Light

V. The Inheritance of God's Son

VI. The Dynamics of the Ego

VII. Experience and Perception

VIII. The Problem and the Answer

11. CHAPTER ELEVEN: GOD'S PLAN FOR SALVATION

I. Introduction

II. The Judgment of the Holy Spirit

III. The Mechanism of Miracles

IV. The Investment in Reality

V. Seeking and Finding

VI. The Sane Curriculum

VII. The Vision of Christ

VIII. The Guide for Miracles

IX. Reality and Redemption

X. Guiltlessness and Invulnerability

12. CHAPTER TWELVE: THE PROBLEM OF GUILT

I. Introduction

II. Crucifixion By Guilt

III. The Fear of Redemption

IV. Healing and Time

V. The Two Emotions

VI. Finding the Present

VII. Attainment of the Real World

13. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: FROM PERCEPTION TO KNOWLEDGE

I. Introduction

II. The Role of Healing

III. The Shadow of Guilt

IV. Release and Restoration

V. The Guarantee of Heaven

VI. The Testimony of Miracles

VII. The Happy Learner

VIII. The Decision for Guiltlessness

IX. The Way of Salvation

14. CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BRINGING ILLUSIONS TO TRUTH

I. Introduction

II. Guilt and Guiltlessness

III. Out of the Darkness

IV. Perception Without Deceit

V. The Recognition of Holiness

VI. The Shift to Miracles

VII. The Test of Truth

15. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE PURPOSE OF TIME

I. Introduction

II. The Uses of Time

III. Time and Eternity

IV. Littleness versus Magnitude

V. Practicing the Holy Instant

VI. The Holy Instant and Special Relationships

VII. The Holy Instant and the Laws of God

VIII. The Holy Instant and Communication

IX. The Holy Instant and Real Relationships

X. The Time of Christ

XI. The End of Sacrifice

16. CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE FORGIVENESS OF ILLUSIONS

I. Introduction

II. True Empathy

III. The Magnitude of Holiness

IV. The Reward of Teaching

V. Illusion and Reality of Love

VI. Specialness and Guilt

VII. The Bridge to the Real World

VIII The End of Illusions

17. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE FORGIVENESS AND HEALING

I. Introduction

II. Fantasy and Distorted Perception

III. The Forgiven World

IV. Shadows of the Past

V. Perception and the Two Worlds

VI. The Healed Relationship

VII. Practical Forgiveness

VIII. The Need for Faith

IX. The Conditions of Forgiveness

18. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: THE DREAM AND THE REALITY

I. Introduction

II. Substitution as a Defense

III. The Basis of the Dream

IV. Light in the Dream

V. The Little Willingness

VI. The Happy Dream

VII. Dreams and the Body

VIII. I Need Do Nothing

IX. The Purpose of the Body

X. The Delusional Thought System

XI. The Passing of the Dream

19. CHAPTER NINETEEN: BEYOND THE BODY

I. Introduction

II. Healing the Mind

III. Sin Versus Error

IV. The Unreality of Sin

V. Obstacles to Peace -

a) The Desire to Get Rid of It | The Attraction of Guilt

b) The Belief that the Body is vulnerable for what it offers | Pleasure and Pain

c) The Attraction of Death | The Incorruptible Body

d) The Fear of God | The Lifting of the Veil

20. CHAPTER TWENTY: THE PROMISE OF THE RESURRECTION

I. Introduction

II. Holy Week

III. Thorns and Lilies

IV. Sin as an Adjustment

V. Entering the Ark

VI. Heralds of Eternity

VII. The Temple of the Holy Spirit

VIII. The Consistency of Means and End

IX. The Vision of Sinlessness

21. CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: THE INNER PICTURE

I. Introduction

II. The Imagined World

III. The Responsibility for Sight

IV. Faith Belief and Vision

V. The Fear to Look Within

VI. Reason and Perception

VII. Reason and Correction

VIII.  Perception and Wishes

IX. The Inner Shift

22. CHAPTER TWENTY TWO - SALVATION AND THE HOLY RELATIONSHIP

I. Introduction

II. The Message of the Holy Relationship 

III. Your Brother's Sinlessness

IV. Reason and the Holy Relationship

V. The Branching of the Road

VI. Weakness and Defense

VII. Freedom and the Holy Spirit

23. CHAPTER TWENTY THREE: THE WAR AGAINST YOURSELF

I. Introduction

II. The Irreconcilable Beliefs

III. The Laws of Chaos

IV. Salvation Without Compromise

V. The Fear of Life

24. CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR: SPECIALNESS AND SEPARATION

I. Introduction

II. Specialness as a Substitute for Love

III. The Treachery of Specialness

IV. The Forgiveness of Specialness

V. Specialness and Salvation

VI. The Resolution of the Dream

VII. Salvation from Fear

VIII. The Meeting Place

25. CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: THE REMEDY

I. Introduction

II. The Appointed Task

III. The Saviour from the Dark

IV. The Fundamental Law of Perception

V. The Joining of Minds

VI. The State of Sinlessness

VII. The Special Function

VIII. Commuting the Sentence

IX. The Principle of Salvation

X. The Justice of Heaven

26. CHAPTER TWENTY SIX: THE TRANSITION

I. Introduction

II. The Sacrifice of Oneness

III. The Forms of Error

IV. The Borderland

V. Where Sin Has Left

VI. The Little Hindrance

VII. The Appointed Friend

VIII. Review of Principles

IX. The Immediacy of Salvation

X. For They Have Come

XI. The Remaining Task

27. CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN: THE BODY AND THE DREAM

I. Introduction

II. The Picture of the Crucifixion

III. The Fear of Healing

IV. The Symbol of the Impossible

V. The Quiet Answer

VI. The Healing Example

VII. The Purpose of Pain

VIII. The Illusion of Suffering

IX. The Hero of the Dream

28. CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT: THE PRESENT MEMORY

I. Introduction

II. The Present Memory

III. Reversing Effect and Cause

IV. The Agreement to Join

V. The Greater Joining

VI. The Alternate to Dreams of Fear

VII. The Secret Vows

VIII. The Beautiful Relationship

29. CHAPTER TWENTY NINE: THE AWAKENING

I. Introduction

II. The Closing of the Gap

III. The Coming of the Guest

IV. God's Witness

V. Dream Roles

VI. The Changeless Dwelling-Place

VII. Forgiveness and Peace

VIII. The Lingering Illusion

IX. Christ and Anti-Christ

X. The Forgiving Dream

30. CHAPTER THIRTY: THE NEW BEGINNING

I. Introduction

II. Rules For Decision

III. Freedom of Will

IV. Beyond All Idols

V. The Truth Behind Illusions

VI. The Only Purpose

VII. The Justification for Forgiveness

VIII. The New Interpretation

IX. Changeless Reality

31. CHAPTER THIRTY ONE: THE SIMPLICITY OF SALVATION

I. Introduction

II. The Illusion of an Enemy

III. The Self-Accused

IV. The Real Alternative

V. Self Concept Versus Self

VI. Recognizing the Spirit

VII. The Saviour's Vision

VIII. Choose Once Again