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The Enlightenment Principle
June 27, 2024 @ 10:30 am – June 30, 2024 @ 5:00 pm CEST
A 4-day Weekend Retreat experience with Simon Christopher near Valencia, Spain.
We are elucidating the divinely uncompromising principle of awakening from the teachings of A Course in Miracles, in a joyfully focused healing sanctuary. All students and teachers welcome!
This is a course in learning to understand and accept the Atonement plan, releasing the inner light and remembering the incomparable joy of the eternal Self, our true identity as the holy Son of God. The truth of this Self is just as true now as it has always been remaining exactly as God created it to be for all eternity. The promise of A Course in Miracles is exactly this remembering. Understanding, accepting and following the Atonement plan of our own free will is the way that inevitably leads to direct knowledge of Self.
“As the course emphasizes, you are not free to choose the curriculum, or even the form in which you will learn it. You are free, however, to decide when you want to learn it. And as you accept it, it is already learned.” ACIM M.2.3
The plan of the Atonement was established by God at the very inception of time, where an impossible idea entered and was made real in the mind to set itself apart from Reality. All of time, the history of humanity, the space-time continuum and your existence as an individual self are amongst the consequences of this original error. Now at last we are ready to hear the Voice of God speak the Word that brings the plan of correction to the “tiny mad idea”, the thought of separation, – and we shall be transformed, liberated and restored in glory!
“Just as God’s Son completes his Father, so your part in it completes your Father’s plan. Salvation must reverse the mad belief in separate thoughts and separate bodies, which lead separate lives and go their separate ways. One function shared by separate minds unites them in one purpose, for each one of them is equally essential to them all.” ACIM – W.100.1
Let us be glad that we have been given the means to accomplish what is impossible within the thought system of the world. Because the lesson comes from beyond the world, coming through Christ Jesus who was the first to complete his part and manifest the illuminate power of the mind of Holy Spirit, it can be accepted and it can be accepted now. The love in which it was given surrounds us as we prepare the way for acceptance and salvation. All is in readiness for you have not lost the sanity of your own whole mind, and you will recognize its reality as you see it. “And there will be great joy in the Kingdom!“
with Simon Christopher
This is an invitation to join us in the illuminate, spiritual mind-training of A Course in Miracles, and the passionate certainty of your awakening to the reality of eternal life!
Come and discover the power and simplicity of the miracle of true forgiveness. And we will celebrate together, the healing of the mind to a whole new identity in the celestial order of perfection and love.
“Christ has come to search the world for what belongs to Him. His vision sees no strangers, but beholds His Own and joyously unites with them.” W.160
“Atonement corrects illusions, not truth. Therefore, it corrects what never was. Further, the plan for this correction was established and completed simultaneously, for the Will of God is entirely apart from time. So is all reality, being of Him. The instant the idea of separation entered the mind of God’s Son, in that same instant was God’s Answer given. In time this happened very long ago. In reality it never happened at all.” ACIM – M.2.2
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We are meeting in a dedicated sanctuary for the discovery of the teachings of A Course in Miracles and your inevitable spiritual transformation and awakening in Christ. In this place, at this time, you are afforded a refuge for the burgeoning awareness of your deep love for God and the certainty that you are beloved of Him as His One Creation. This is a centre for retreat and a sanctuary for the healing of the mind in God and your natural, evolutionary realization that you remain now, as you have always been, perfect and whole as God created you.
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iracles are part of an interlocking chain of forgiveness which, when completed, is the Atonement. Atonement works all the time and in all the dimensions of time.
T.1.I.25
Please use this Contact form to let us know of your interest in participating, if you have any questions, or for any other enquiry.
Booking info and costs
June 27th – 30th
Costs
Food & Lodging: – from 45 euros per day inclusive of all meals, accommodation and house contribution. (Association members receive a discounted rate for rooms in the Retreat house. Click here for information about membership.)
Accommodation for the event is open from Wednesday evening (26th) to Sunday night (30th) inclusive.
Please note accommodation is limited on the Centre property. Some participants may be provided with accommodation in a nearby Villa.
Tuition: – participation by donation,
suggested contribution 240 euros (or GBP equiv).NB: – No-one excluded for financial concerns, please see below for more info. Details on how to make your donation will be forwarded after booking.
Booking:-
To register your interest in participating please provide your name and mobile no. by using the Contact Form. Or if you prefer, call Holly on (+44) 798 883 1332.
Please note – If you are intending to participate, please let us know as soon as possible.
N.B. – We operate a donations policy in order to make our events as accessible as possible regarding the costs involved. In this way, the costs of an event become directly related to your need, your circumstances and the spiritual principle that “giving is receiving”. If you have a clear desire to participate and the costs seem to be an obstacle, you are welcome to enquire about any assistance available through the Illuminate Mind Foundation charity. Please use the Contact form on the website Illuminatemind.net.
Travel, Arrival & Departure Info
Arrivals – Wednesday June 26th from 4:30pm, or Thursday 29th morning by 9:00am.
Departures – from 5pm Sunday June 30th
Travel and Location:
Retreat Centre & Healing Sanctuary
The Retreat Centre is a little over one hour’s drive from both Alicante and Valencia airports. From Alicante there are trains to nearby towns Xativa and Villena and from Valencia there are more frequent trains and buses to Ontinyent. We will meet you and collect you where and when we are able to, please let us know your travel details when you book (a contribution towards the cost of airport collection is appreciated).Bus and train options from Valencia and Alicante airports will be provided after booking.
Address – Carretera de Onteniente a Fontanares: CV.655. Km10. CP. 46.870, Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain.
Located 8km from Ontinyent on CV-655 at the former old Casa Rural Morera.
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miracle is a correction introduced into false thinking by me. It acts as a catalyst, breaking up erroneous perception and reorganizing it properly. This places you under the Atonement principle, where perception is healed. Until this has occurred, knowledge of the Divine Order is impossible.
Jesus speaking in A Course in Miracles – T.1.I.37