ACIM | Wake Up In the Dream, Not From the Dream

Alison Anton of the ForgiveNest Podcast for A Course in Miracles explains that awakening from the dream entirely is not the first goal; instead, an early milestone is recognizing throughout the day, “I’m dreaming this”, similar to lucid dreaming’s in-dream awareness. She describes stages: first realizing life is a dream, then acknowledging “I’m choosing to dream this,” which reveals the mind as the dream’s maker. In aligning with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, the purpose of this lucid awareness becomes forgiveness, extending love, and allowing the Holy Spirit’s “happy dreams” to gently lead toward waking. Miracles are framed as healing, helpfulness, and seeing holiness beyond bodies. She concludes with a passage from the Psychotherapy Supplement for A Course in Miracles that likens advanced healers who delay final awakening to Bodhisattvas, staying to help others awaken through “kindly dreams.”

Read the full transcript here: https://AlisonAnton.substack.com

Podcast Category: Faith and Spirituality

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 ACIM Quote

00:30 Podcast Intro

01:34 First Milestone Recognize Dreaming

02:18 Lucid Dreaming Parallel

05:14 Mind Training Steps

06:51 Choose Forgiveness Goal

07:16 Holy Spirit Happy Dreams

09:32 Miracles, Healing, Service