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The Miracles Journal Project web site
The Miracles Journal Project
The Miracles Journal Project came from the idea to post the digital file of A Course In Miracles which I called The Miracles Journal.
That idea became this web site, an ongoing blog, a compendium of new and found information about A Course In Miracles.
The primary focus for The Miracles Journal Project is to lower barriers to understanding A Course In Miracles by
- Continuing this web site.
- Correcting the punctuation in the Text! This is done, for now, and it was something I wanted to do from the very first time I read A Course In Miracles, but was necessary in converting the available online text which I imagine was scanned, then translated into text via an optical character reader.
- Be a bridge between A Course In Miracles and other religions and beliefs.
- Fill a gap between various teachers and practical understanding of A Course In Miracles.
- Maintaining that there is a teaching syle, level, and teacher for anyone interested, a "something for everyone" attitude about the Course.
- Speak where invited and be available for one on one counseling.
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The Miracles Journal, the Notebook file
The Miracles Journal, A Course In Miracles Notebook
The Miracles Journal is a digital file, converted from the public domain version of A Course in Miracles, edited and reformatted. It is available as a digital file in Circus Ponies' Notebook software that works only on Mac OSX. The text portion, as a Notebook file, is currently available. The editing was primarily in punctuation, spelling and other typographical errors, removing arbitrary italics from the text, and improving general readbility.
The development of the Workbook in Notebook is in progress and the daily lessons are being posted here, for your convenience. We realize there are many other places on the internet where you can find A Course In Miracles - and there is something for everyone - but our hope is that the presentation on www.fromoutoftheblue.com gives you added convenience and ease of use.
The "Notebook" version of A Course In Miracles, both the Text and the forthcoming Workbook, have additional convenience and ease of use features.
- Easy to read
- Easy to resize text, columns, and the entire file
- Writeable!
- Table of Contents
- Several Indices
- Ability to sync pages to your iPod!1
- and more
- 1. iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer
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The Workbook Lessons online
The Workbook Lessons online
The Workbook Lessons are being added to this site. They are found under the main heading simply titled Workbook.
The Lessons are added incrementally as they are typed from the original scans of pages written from 1969 to 1971. They are being quadruple checked before they are posted online. When the Workbook Lessons are complete, a digital file, in Circus Ponies' "Notebook" format will be available.
It is hoped that the Workbook Lessons online are a useful and convenient for you to use.
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The domain name: fromoutoftheblue.com
The domain name: fromoutoftheblue.com
I registered the domain name, fromoutoftheblue.com, in 1998. I used it as a place to advertise web development services. It was generally a back-up site to what I was working on at the time.
There was a philosophy attached to the name. The idea was that our creativity, and our talent came "from out of the blue." Talent is an ancient word for gold or gold coins.
Since the domain name was in use, but not for anything important, I got the idea to use it for a site about A Course In Miracles which has a long history with being associated with a blue cover1
- 1. I noticed in a bookstore a thick book of a blue cover and gold lettering recently. Thinking it was a new edition of the Course, I picked it up. It was Garrison Keillor's book, Good Poems, which looked, deliberately I think, like the original hardcover A Course In Miracles.
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Creator of The Miracles Journal Project web site
About the creator of The Miracles Journal Project
Student of the Course since 1985. Facilitated groups and taught introductory workshop on the Course. I am available for individual pastoral counseling or speaking on A Course in Miracles. Able to develop talk to suit your needs combining humor and spirituality. "In Heaven There Are No Rules" is a modular multi-media performance art presentation.
Able to help with web development projects. Special focus on Drupal content management system.
~~~The Miracles Journal Project came from the idea to post the digital file of A Course In Miracles which I called The Miracles Journal.
That idea became this web site, an ongoing blog, a compendium of new and found information about A Course In Miracles.
The primary focus for The Miracles Journal Project is to lower barriers to understanding A Course In Miracles by
- Continuing this web site.
- Correcting the punctuation in the Text! This is done, for now, and it was something I wanted to do from the very first time I read A Course In Miracles, but was necessary in converting the available online text which I imagine was scanned, then translated into text via an optical character reader.
- Be a bridge between A Course In Miracles and other religions and beliefs.
- Fill a gap between various teachers and practical understanding of A Course In Miracles.
- Maintaining that there is a teaching syle, level, and teacher for anyone interested, a "something for everyone" attitude about the Course.
- Speak where invited and be available for one on one counseling.
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The Search for God
God: The Search for God
(geek humor)It happened when I started this web site that, while everything was new and few pages existed, I wanted readers to be able to easily find references to God. So, the "term" God came into being. But there was automation also.
Automation is a good thing; it lets you do far more now than you could, say, ten years ago, with a web site. Automation found the term, God, quite interesting and began to multiply God. When it found a new reference to God, it made a new God. There was not only plain God, but God-0, God-1, and so on. I think there were eleven Gods when I put a stop to it. After all, there is really only One God. Wouldn't you agree?
Automation then started adding terms like, "God Himself" and "Yet God" into the mix. Were these terms more Gods or were they relatives of God? Automation wasn't sure. These references could be found in the Workbook for students of A Course in Miracles online and in the Workbook Journal for students of A Course in Miracles. I eliminated them as separate entities of God.
I attempted to combine all the Gods into One God, but automation was confused by this and it never quite worked out. Plus, now there were many pages on the web site and God was mentioned on nearly every page, either by quote, or reference, or instruction.
Furthermore, it came to my attention that automation had made God into a person. God is not a person, much as the ego-mind would like to personify Him thus. I then thought I could stop the madness by eliminating the "term" God altogether because, clearly, God is everywhere.
But the search, the search for God, and the search engines went on, looking for God. God is within you. You are carrying the Light of God within. You and I, and everyone, can learn to use the Light of God more often and more consistently. And we can help each other learn to do this.
So now, I have corrected the problem of the search for God. All such searches will be re-directed here.
Thank you for reading.
Your brother in love and peace and the light of God.
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