Both Supplements, “Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice” and “The Song of Prayer: Prayer, Forgiveness, Healing” are extensions of the principles of A Course in Miracles. “The Song of Prayer” summarizes the Course’s teachings on forgiveness and healing as it relates to prayer. “Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice” discusses the Course’s principles of healing specifically in the practice of psychotherapy. “The Song of Prayer: Prayer, Forgiveness, Healing” summarizes the Course’s teachings on forgiveness and healing as it relates to prayer.
“Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice”
“The passing of guilt is the true aim of therapy and the obvious aim of forgiveness.” (P-2.VII.5:1)
Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice was initially scribed by Helen Schucman in January 1973; it was completed in March of 1975. This booklet discusses the application of the Course’s principles of healing specifically to the practice of psychotherapy. Even though written for professional therapists, will be of value to anyone interested in how the Course’s theoretical principles of healing — joining with another through the Holy Spirit — is applied to the field of psychotherapy.
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“The Song of Prayer: Prayer, Forgiveness, Healing”
“The secret of true prayer is to forget the things you think you need.” (S-1.I.4:1)
The Song of Prayer: Prayer, Forgiveness, Healing was scribed by Helen Schucman from September through November of 1977. This twenty-two page booklet summarizes the Course’s teachings on forgiveness and healing as it relates to prayer. It contrasts the meaning of true prayer, forgiveness, and healing with their opposites. The meaning of prayer, asking the Holy Spirit, and what in fact we should be asking for, are all addressed. Healing is seen as the effect of the mind’s undoing of the belief in separation through the process of prayer, which is described as “growth in forgiveness.”
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The Supplements, in booklet form, have been translated into fourteen languages: Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew (Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice), Hebrew (The Song of Prayer: Prayer, Forgiveness, Healing), Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish. These are available as separate booklets.
The Supplements are included in the Third Edition of these A Course in Miracles translations: Bulgarian, Chinese – both Simplified Font and Traditional Font, Czech, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish (e-Book).
Additional translations of the Supplements are being considered. If you would like to make a donation toward the translation of supplements into a particular language via our Translation Fund, please do so here.
