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Absence from Felicity: The Story of Helen Schucman and Her Scribing a Course for Miracles

This biography follows Helen Schucman, the research psychologist who transcribed A Course in Miracles, and the inner struggle she lived with for much of her life. Her spiritual longings pulled against a restless ego, a tension that shaped both her experiences and her relationships.

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Drawing on her recollections, dreams, letters, and the personal messages she believed she received, the book offers an intimate look at her inner world. It describes her encounters with what she understood as Jesus, her partnership with William Thetford, and the process by which the Course came into being. The closing section offers reflections from Kenneth Wapnick, who knew her well during the final years of her life.

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