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How Jesus.Pdf COVER ILLUSTRATION BY JASON HAYS MAGAZINEMAGAZINE Body • Mind • Spirit of Omaha istory tells us that the decade of the in 1975. Schucman was not interested in any peace. “It seems,” he said, “ that all of you 1960s was one of the most turbulent credit for the content and no person’s name have misinterpreted that part. Carry on.” Hand trying of times. Locked in a war was listed as author. The copyright was held In that story, it was ironic that the instru- that seemingly could not be won, caught in by the Foundation for Inner Peace. That was ment for peace was being trifled over as a the crucible of change that marked expand- a fitting name for the foundation since the source of conflict. In our cover story, we find ing social freedoms and still collectively stated goal of the self-study text is to gently that conflict, just like peace, can be found mourning the grave loss that this country guide the student toward the shift in per- wherever we look for it. It is the seeker who endured with President Kennedy’s assassi- ception that leads to peace. must decide what he or she is looking for. Is nation, fear dominated the headlines. A tale widely told by followers of the it peace I seek or is it conflict? For what I Uncivilized civil conflict raged in our own Course is the story of a group of students seek, I shall truly find. land as friendships and relationships were who were reading the Text one day. A ques- The decade of the 1960s was a time not tested by opposing views of how to right the tion arose as to the meaning of a particular unlike our own. We once again find our- ship. It culminated in the shocking deaths of passage. The dialogue among the students selves in armed conflict far from our shores. four college students at the hands of their became quite energetic, if not heated. Into We once again have a focal tragedy that we fellow countrymen in Ohio in 1970. the room walked one of the senior members share; only the date is not November 22 but During that tempestuous decade of the of the group, one known for having a very rather September 11. We once again are 1960s, two doctors of psychology working clear and practical handle on what the deeply divided on how to deal with fear. It together at Columbia University recognized Course teaches. As a senior teacher, he appears we are a country in conflict on how their own issues of conflict within the asked what the problem was. The students to move forward. It appears there is great administration of their daily duties. Finally, clamored, each for their position of interpre- social and political turmoil. It appears that one of the doctors threw up her hands and tation. It was obvious conflict. The leader we are separate from one another. The ques- begged for a way of seeing things more asked to be shown the section of text that tion is whether we have learned from that peacefully. She declared, “There has to be a could be so inciting. Handed the book, open vital and dynamic decade 40 years ago. better way.” to that page, he looked casually at it, Have we forgotten so quickly? We must Soon, as if in answer to that very prayer, grasped the corner and gently removed the declare, “There has to be a better way.” Dr. Helen Schucman began to scribe the text offending page from the book. of A Course in Miracles. The three books Softly, he spoke to the students and — Michael Braunstein comprising that work were finally printed reminded them of the goal of the Course, Producer / Editor NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2004 So you thought turkeys were a bird, right? Well, the typical ones served in Shawn Phifer, is Executive Chef and with his wife, Eva, owner of OMCafe American homes can’t even fly! Doni Yoast is a natural foods cooking / Dogspot Catering in Omaha’s Old Market. After Dogspot catered a brilliant instructor, specializing in health restricted diets for over 20 years. She tells soirée for Heartland Healing Magazine, Shawn promised to let us in on us about the growing trend toward real turkeys, heritage turkeys, the way some professional tips about how to prepare your holiday party just like Nature made ‘em. Most weekdays Doni can be found at Wild Oats where the pros do. she works. Enjoy! And see you next year! Author and world traveler Brad Olsen signs on from the Mediterranean isle of Malta, as he continues on his European tour gathering background for his third book, 108 Sacred Destinations: Europe. This issue, Brad takes us to the mystical temples of that ancient island. HEARTLAND HEALING MAGAZINE 4 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2004 HEARTLAND HEALING MAGAZINE Contents 10730 Pacific Street Omaha NE 68114 General Inquiries: 402-551-5810 www.HeartlandHealingMagazine.com How to suggest a story idea or inquire about submitting an article: Email [email protected] Articles may be submitted only by email PAGE 06 PAGE 12 PAGE 28 unless otherwise arranged. Inquire about FEATURE ARTICLES writing and content guidelines. HOW JESUS GOT HIS COPYRIGHT BACK Send a Letter to the Editor: When a new copyright holder took over A Course in Miracles in 1999, enforcing copyright issues turned Email into a legal battle. Can you say, “Let well-enough alone?” [email protected] or Page 6 mail to the address above. BREW THE RIGHT THING To advertise in Heartland Healing A glut of labels has swarmed the marketplace. Some are meaningless but this one means a fair shake to Magazine: call 402-551-5810 or visit www.HeartlandHealingMagazine.com for thousands of third world families. more information. Page 10 Producer/Editor: Michael Braunstein REAL TURKEYS CAN FLY Art Direction: Jared Cvetas Those meaty monsters on the carving board bear little resemblence to the turkeys our forefathers served Cover Layout: Ethan Bondelid up. Stay abreast of the heritage turkey movement and try a taste test. Editorial Contributors: Randall Bradley, Page 18 Michael Braunstein, Gina Moss, Brad Olsen, Doni Yoast, Shawn Pfifer Distribution: Ben Heaston PARTY LIKE A PRO Delivery: Best Delivery Staff in Omaha What’s the next best thing to having your holiday party professionally catered? Why, doing it yourself and having it look like you spent the big bucks! Read about the trade secrets. Heartland Healing Magazine is Page 20 published bi-monthly by Heartland Healing in partnership with the Reader COLUMNS newspaper. SACRED DESTINATIONS: ON THE ROAD WITH BRAD OLSEN Editorial content in this magazine may be Our traveling contributor reports on the mystical island of Malta Page 12 reproduced upon receiving permission from the publishers. Content in this mag- ASK DR. NATURAL: azine may not necessarily reflect the The doctor reminds us that flu vaccine isn’t the only option. Page 14 views, opinions or beliefs of any or every person involved with this publication or NOTES ON NUTRITION - got garlic? reflect said viewpoints of any advertiser Gina Moss gives her take on that bulbous über-food. Page 26 herein. All contents are © 2004 Heartland Healing Magazine, all rights reserved. HEARTLAND HAPPENINGS A band of Arabs singing peace. It deserves more than a listen. Page 28 THE LAST PICTURE SHOW HEARTLAND HEALING MAGAZINE 5 How Jesus Got His Copyright Back The intriguing story of how an old notes and he would duti- CH T audiocassette, some Xerox copies fully transcribe into U and a few miracles led to a hugely typewritten text. That manuscript became what OB SK popular book losing its copyright the world would know as Y B S E and entering public domain A Course in Miracles. T The result of Helen OUR by Michael Braunstein Schucman’s experience C was a three-volume set of hardcover books titled n October of 1965, Helen Schucman A Course in Miracles thought she was going crazy. It didn’t I (ACIM), a spiritually- make sense to her that she was sitting BILL AND HELEN. based, psychologically- up nights with a steno pad taking notes oriented self-study from an internal voice. In fact, she found course intended to gently guide the stu- were given to more people, including it pretty upsetting. Here she was, a Ph.D. dent toward a shift in perception and the Hugh Lynn Casey, the son of the late psy- in clinical psychology, a tenured experience of inner peace. Neither Helen chic, Edgar Cayce. Others who received Associate Professor at Columbia nor Bill claimed authorship and it was copies included a co-worker, a fellow University Medical Center and she was generally acknowledged that the content psychologist named Kenneth Wapnick, a hearing inner dictation? That wasn’t the was directly channeled to Helen from the Catholic priest and another friend. All of worst of it. She was Jewish by descent source who called himself Jesus. them were similarly impressed with the and atheist by decision and the voice, A U.S. copyright was granted to the work. In 1975 A Course in Miracles was when queried, told her that she could call Foundation for Inner Peace, which pub- published in three hardcover volumes: a him “Jesus.” All this did not sit well with lished the set in 1975. But that wasn’t the 622 page Text, a 478-page Workbook for the 56-year-old researcher. Plus, it was first copy of ACIM to see print. Copies of Students and an 88-page Manual for costing her sleep. ACIM had been previously disseminated Teachers.
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