Cross your fingers, touch wood, don't step on the cracks on
the pavement, wear your lucky amulet...if you laugh at such superstitious
nonsense, do you all the same feel uneasy, a thin chill of dread, as if you
have defied the gods? Perhaps not. But do you ever talk of circumstances or
people as being 'lucky' or 'unlucky'? We do not often question common idioms
like 'heaven-sent' or 'Sod's Law', over-used adjectives like 'incredible!!!'
and 'amazing!!!' - let alone examine our personal repertoire of strategies and
defences. How much do your beliefs, your state of mind and your expectations
affect your falling ill, and your recovery? Where do you draw the line between knowledge
and supposition? Where does the body end and the mind begin?
The Course uses the terms 'magic' and 'miracle' quite
specifically to mean the way you use your mind: mindlessly, or mindfully; to
project guilt, or to extend love; to perpetuate fear, or to heal; to connect,
or to separate. Magic serves the ego's secret purposes, while miracles undo the
ego and all its effects. But before we can let go of 'magic thinking' and
become 'miracle minded', we need to explore what the words do and do not mean
in this context.
And then we can ask, how do these ideas apply to your
relationships? To your health and happiness? To your understanding and peace of
mind?
Workshop 7: Saturday
11th April
For inquiries and bookings, contact
anna@unlearningschool.com.
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