@Dennis Goodrich I'm curious about your statement "like I’ve heard from multiple people here that nothing is wrong with the world or people in it and it’s all god…. The course states this is a place that starved and thirsty people come to die!" The interpretation of Jesus' words here that resonate in me is the following: the statement "this is a place that starved and thirty people come to die" is a metaphorical "place" or better said "state of mind" referring to the Belief in Separation (the lower case 'w' "world"). Not the actual place Earth and our Existence in this lifetime. The "Illusion" is our confusion about who We Are. How does that land for you?

@Dennis Goodrich we are taught that the "world" with a lower case 'w' is the "illusion of separation" from God. I AM, always, the eternal "I", God, incarnate as it's Son on Earth. Technically, the world/earth is temporary, therefore not "Real", in ACIM terms. But my experience of the World/Earth is Real, IF I see the Earth & what happens here with the Vision of Christ. As God's Creation perfectly unfolding at all times. Aaron explains it well at this point in his video posted tonight: https://youtu.be/FgyPeGgFZmg?si=EZu_LZUo6seDHEiZ&t=953 @Jason Deardorff check out this video, perfectly nails our conversation from this morning.

Hi Brandi, I'm RA'mmm/Brandon, year 3 student. I hear your question and I respect your inquiry here. I see that you're noticing your fear of complexity and headiness and you're holding the question of whether this group will be in your best/highest interest/alignment. Trauma and insomnia has been a large part of my journey and the LTC program has been instrumental in helping me learn to be with the anxiety/panic attacks that come from my trauma/neuropathways. I have also done daily nervous system work and trauma healing with therapists consistently over my 3 years with LTC. I tell you though, when insomnia woke me at 4am last night and my body was again panicking, my nervous system techniques did very little. It was not until an hour later when I got into my heart space and listened to the daily lesson that my system relaxed and I fell back asleep. ACIM and LTC are likely not a panacea and you would likely be well served by pairing this kind of study with hakomi or some kind of somatic therapy. The daily lessons can be read as "heady" but after accepting the concepts, I now experience the lessons as primarily emotional, experiential and physical experiences. Granted, that took a year of me banging my head against the concepts, as I wasn't a Christian, nor could I even say "God" when I started the course. But now, I see God absolutely everywhere and I have a drastic increase in internal peace. I hope this helps. Feel free to call me if you want to chat. 303.931.0812