A reflection inspired by A Course in Miracles In Lesson 23, A Course in Miracles offers a quiet yet radical promise: “I can escape from this world by giving up attack thoughts.” There we learned that the “world” we feel trapped in is not the physical planet, but a perceptual world of threat, judgment, and separation — a world born entirely from the mind’s interpretation. Lesson 32 now takes us even deeper into the heart of this transformation with a single, profound statement: “I have invented the world I see.” At first, this can feel unsettling. It may even seem like blame. But ACIM is not pointing fingers. It is pointing to freedom. If the world I experience is something I made through perception, then I am no longer a powerless victim of circumstance. I am a participant in creation itself. And more importantly — I can choose again. From Attack Thoughts to the World They Produce Lesson 23 taught us that attack thoughts are the cause, and the hostile world is the effect. Lesson 32 now reveals the full scope of that effect. Every judgment shapes perception. Every fear colors experience. Every belief in separation builds a world that appears divided. This does not mean we consciously chose suffering. It means we unconsciously accepted a thought system that interpreted reality through fear. From that lens, a threatening world was inevitable. The ego’s primary assumption — “I am separate and must defend myself” — becomes the blueprint for everything we see. A mind that believes in danger must see danger everywhere. Thus the world of conflict, competition, and struggle is not imposed upon us. It is the natural outcome of a mind convinced of separation. Lesson 32 is not saying the physical forms are imaginary. It is saying the meaning we assign them is invented. The Power Hidden in This Teaching At first, the idea that we made the world can feel heavy. But ACIM is not burdening us with responsibility. It is lifting the burden of helplessness. If the world were truly happening to us, there would be no escape.

I align with so much of this book, especially around being incredibly open to others, genuinely curious and finding how we’re more like than we are different. My work revolving around – Death & Eros has proven time and time again we are all deeply connected and moving through death and rebirth on a daily basis

Another gem from Alan Watts.

A miracle is a shift in perception, a realization that all minds are joined when the ego falls away. Suffering, painful though it is, can become the very soil in which healing takes root. Yet healing never forces itself upon us—it waits for our choice. Each person must decide whether to take responsibility for their own suffering, or to project it outward as blame. This moment is not a time for accusation. It is a time for awakening, for personal responsibility. It is a time for miracles. Blame is the ego’s favorite weapon. It points outward to avoid looking inward. It builds walls where bridges could stand. It convinces us that our pain is caused by others, while quietly reinforcing the patterns that keep us trapped in fear. Yet the truth is far simpler: we suffer because we resist what is. We resist our own responsibility. We resist the truth that peace begins within. To see this clearly is to reclaim the power to heal. Suffering teaches until the lesson is learned. Many of us only awaken through pain—through moments when life forces us to see that the old ways no longer work. In this sense, suffering has value, not because it is desirable, but because it can become the turning point. The moment I stop resisting and accept responsibility for my perception, the suffering dissolves. It has done its work. What remains is a clarity that does not come from winning arguments or blaming others, but from opening to what is true. We are being offered such a moment now. It is not a time to sharpen our weapons of ideology, but to soften our hearts. It is not a time to divide ourselves further into camps of right and wrong, but to recognize the deeper truth that we are reflections of one another. What I condemn in you is always a mirror of what I fear in myself. What I celebrate in you is always a reminder of what I am. To realize this is to undo the illusion of separation, and with it, the illusion of enemies. The culture around us profits from outrage. Media corporations sell division as though it were a drug, feeding us a steady drip of fear, blame, and indignation. Outrage may keep us entertained, but it does not keep us whole. Each clip we watch, each headline designed to inflame, pulls us deeper into a trance of separation. We do not even notice that we are being sold our own suffering. The hangover of that drug is emptiness, anxiety, and despair. Yet the remedy is simple: a pause, a breath, a moment of conscious presence. When I feel that rush of indignation, I can ask: Is this really who I want to be? Or am I just consuming the product being sold to me?