Helen Schucman author of "A Course in Miracles" and Fr Benedict Groeschel who delivered her eulogy ?

Question

Mrs. Schucman, co-author of "A Course in Miracles", who said "suffering did not exist" died a painful death from pancreatic cancer barely a year after publishing the book "A Course in Miracles". Schucman, a Columbia University professor and psychologist, was an acquaintance of Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R.. Fr. Groeschel gave a eulogy at her funeral. Fr. Groeschel wrote, "This woman who had written so eloquently that suffering really did not exist spent the last two years of her life in the blackest psychotic depression I have ever witnessed." Fr. Groeschel is a holy, practical, wise, no nonsense priest, and psychologist. During an October 1994 lecture on "Discernment" given at Holy Cross Church, Rumson, N.J., Fr. Groeschel stated that he believed that Helen Shucman's experience with the channeled "spirit" was possibly a true diabolic manifestation. Fr. Groeschel's experience as a psychologist and priest included being called upon by his Bishop to investigate reported diabolic manifestations in his New York City diocese. In the lecture Fr. Groeschel described one experience — called as an exorcist — where he witnessed objects unexplainably being thrown about a room. At the end of a lengthy discussion he attributed that particular experience to paranormal manifestations — but not diabolic in nature. According to Fr. Groeschel, Helen Schucman's "channeled spirit" denies that our Lord Jesus Christ came to the earth in the flesh. An abstract of "the Course" can be written based solely on two lines of the "spirit" channeled writings.

Are there allusions to scripture as to the quick fate of those who practise being "gods" like Helen Schucman ? Was she merely used till she reaached the maximum effect and then disposed of by her favourte spirit ?

Answer 1

If you really want to completely go insane and lose your mind, read that book. complete and utter nonsense.



A Course in Miracles is even more dangerous than the bible. Reading it is enough to make you mentally and emotionally ill.



Talk to therapists who have worked with victims of that book. It breaks the heart. Its like that book is pure poison.

Answer 2

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Helen Schucman author of "A Course in Miracles" and Fr Benedict Groeschel who delivered her eulogy ?

Mrs. Schucman, co-author of "A Course in Miracles", who said "suffering did not exist" died a painful death from pancreatic cancer barely a year after publishing the book "A Course in Miracles". Schucman, a Columbia University professor and psychologist, was an...

Answer 3

Helen Schucman

Answer 4

It is easy to get upset at such ignorance, but that would go against everything the Course teaches. lol Anyone that is truly on a spiritual path can see the book is a miracle in itself. AND anyone who is openminded enough to study the apocryphal Gospels, for example The Gospel of Thomas, then goes back to the canonical New testament can not help but MARVEL at the consistency.



To answer the OP, Helen Shucman didn't SAY anything. She merely channeled the course, much in the same way that Christians accept the bible---and all scriptures for that matter---- to have been written. It is no surprise at all the HS died of cancer because she was under a great deal of stress during the entire seven year process. She felt she was going crazy. She was an academic professor at a prominent school of psychology. She was anything but religious or even spiritual.

When you consider the fact that she wasn't privy to scripture, it went against her thinking completely, she hardly "marketed" the book and refused to take credit for it, one can NOT do anything but marvel. lol



Here you had two top professors (one dept. head) at a top school for psychology in New York who could find absolutely no flaws in the text.....nor could anyone for whom it is written. But of course, AM fields on a yahoo message board disagrees....so......

Answer 5

Spiritual food can only be helpful if that Soul is ready. If not, it acts like poison, pure and simple. Who can judge if someone is ready or not? Only that person. There's the rub. This is why you'll encounter this saying frequently: "Know thyself". If you start with a spiritual path of any sort and feel uncomfortable - leave it immediately. You're not ready. Don't feel bad - spiritual evolvement takes some preparation. There's no rush. Once the love mechanism is awakened, though, you'll not leave one stone unturned in trying to find the truth. By then, you WILL BE able to handle the truth.

G. I. Gurdjieff had once likened the effects of truth on those who are not ready to that of hot red peppers - they look beautiful and shiny, but if you try to eat them, they will burn you.

Answer 6

I am presently reading and studying "A Course in Miracles", and it's easy to see and understand why a religious person would fear it, and try to discredit it. It is to Spirituality what the bible is to Christianity.



I don't understand why the "inspired" authors of the bible are considered some kind of saint, while Ms. Schucman is damned for her own inspired writings. Her writings make much more sense to me than anything I've ever read in the bible.



I'm sorry to learn that Ms. Shucman died in such a painful manner, but how does the manner of her death cast doubt on the validity of her writing? Didn't most, if not all, of the disciples of Jesus also experience painful deaths?

Answer 7

Why are you talking about something that you obviously know nothing about.



You misquoting Schumann does not make it any more true than when Groeschel did it.



Groeschel is hardly the holy, practical, wise, no nonsense priest, and psychologist you make him out to be.



He advised the same bishops about the catholic sex scandal, and his advice helped them feel comfortable about covering up the pedophile priests that has cost the catholic church so much financially and in credibility.



This man obviously does not even understand Schuchmans writings or he would not make some of the outlandish comments about them that he has made.



As for your expert opinion stated here, it is obvious you have not even read it.



I suggest in the future you save your critical reviews for books that you have actually read.



The course has been instrumental in bringing thousands of people into a close personal relationship with God. The fact that it does this with out all of the dogmatic nonsense and guilt that the catholic church uses to control people is undoubtedly distressing to people like holy, practical, wise, no nonsense priest, and psychologist Fr. Groeschel. I too many people see the truth people like him will need to start looking for real jobs.



Love and blessings Don

Answer 8

So many Satanists(believers in Satan, and the power they turn over to this nonentity, this nonexistent and therefore powerless no-thing.) Christ proved it s unreality, the lie, because he knew that only what God creates or inspires has True Reality, anything else is illusion.

Answer 9

If you are struggling with the course, may I suggest Gary Renards Dissappearence of the Universe? That is all I will say ...

Answer 10

Watch this interview of a man Warren Smith, who was caught up in the New Age and what demonic harrassment occured in his life after a Course in Miracles.



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