From Fear to Love

Spirituality for midlife women is about moving from fear to love and finding inner peace. I had the privilege of attending an all-day event with Marianne Williamson and then meeting her.

Like other prominent people these days, she has reached the point where she speaks openly and unashamedly about her spiritual beliefs and practices.

Spirituality Beyond Religion of Marianne

These are definitely ‘religion-free’ beliefs and practices. Having been brought up in a doctrinaire religious system myself, I can see how religions have perverted and distorted Spirituality for their own purposes. In other words, ‘Religions have hijacked the Spirituality which we all share and put themselves first.

The Foundation: A Course in Miracles

Marianne’s deep understanding of practical spirituality comes from an in-depth study of the book A Course in Miracles, first published in 1975. She calls this a manual of Spiritual Psychotherapy to put right our thinking about spirituality because, as Gandhi said, ‘Humanity is not in its right Mind’.

Marianne then wrote her own book, A Return to Love, with the subtitle Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles, first published in 1992, and which I strongly recommend.

Breaking Free from Fear and Separation

She says what is wrong with our thinking about spirituality is that we have been convinced we live in a world of Separation and Fear. Many vested interests and institutions of State and Church spend much time and money to reinforce that conviction. Politicians, the Media, and even Religions empower themselves by keeping us in fear.

Miracles happen when we shift our thinking from fear to love. This makes all the difference in how we live and how we feel. Learning to think differently is to stand psychologically and emotionally on a different ground of being. This is the area of miracles, a spiritual journey from anxiety to inner peace.

Healing the World with Revolutionary Options

Marianne’s advice on how to heal the world of God – we must become teachers of revolutionary options. We must oppose moves to helplessness and hopelessness in ourselves and others. Our job is to remind them that they know.

Remember Gandhi’s quote – ‘Be the change you want to see in the world.’

To plug in to the wonderful work Marianne is doing, particularly for women, go to WWW.MARIANNE.COM

Love Jean

There is more information and guidance on this topic available in the Silver Members area.
You can become a Silver Member at no cost by clicking here.