title: Course in Miracles: Original Edition Text - Pocket
author: Schucman
description: The story of the Course began when Columbia University research psychologist Dr. William T. Thetford decided he had had enough of the the intensely competitive and negative climate he was experiencing and declared to his colleague, Dr. Helen Shucman, &#34;There must be another way, and I am determined to find it. She agreed to help. What ensued was a dramatic progression of waking dreams for Shucman, which culminated in October of 1965 with her experience of a voice which spoke clearly in her mind, saying, &#34;This is a course in miracles. Please take notes.&#34;
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  A Course in Miracles **®**
  
  
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  # CONTENT
  
  
  [TEXT](index_split_002.html#id_Toc429351661)
  
  
  [INTRODUCTIO