“A universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary.”

A Course in Miracles, C-in.2:5

Many students of A Course in Miracles believe that Jesus—the man in sandals, who walked the hills of Galilee two thousand years ago - dictated the Course directly to Helen Schucman. They picture a word-for-word download, a kind of sacred transcription session between a holy man and a reluctant scribe.

And while that idea may bring comfort or a sense of continuity with Christian tradition, it’s worth asking: is that really how the Course came into form?

Or is it possible that something far more mysterious - and more meaningful - was taking place?

What if Helen wasn’t transcribing a theology at all, but entering a universal experience?

What if she was tapping into the Christ Mind itself, and simply interpreting it through the most loving symbol she had available: Jesus?

The Voice of the Christ, Not the Carpenter

Read the Course for yourself. You’ll notice that the “Jesus” who speaks here doesn’t talk much about miracles in the biblical sense - no water into wine, no sermons on mountaintops, no references to crucifixion drama or resurrection spectacle.

Instead, he says things like:

“I am not a body.”

“There is no world.”

“Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists.”

This is not the voice of the historical Jesus teaching theology.

This is the voice of pure consciousness - of perfect forgiveness, timeless peace, and unshakable joy.

That’s why the Course tells us early on:

“A universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary.” (C-in.2:5)

This statement dismantles any attempt to turn the Course into doctrine. It’s not about ideas—it’s about awakening. What Helen received wasn’t dogma. It was an invitation into a shared remembrance of love beyond form.

Helen Didn’t Just Hear - She Became Receptive

Helen Schucman was not a mystic in the traditional sense. She was a Columbia-trained clinical psychologist. A skeptic. A Jewish woman who didn’t care much for the word “Jesus.” She wasn’t looking to start a religion.

And yet… she heard a voice.

A calm, loving, clear voice that dictated to her for seven years, day after day.

It identified itself as Jesus - but not the Jesus of history. Not the preacher. Not the martyr. Not the icon.

This Jesus didn’t want worship. He wanted healing.

And he offered a message that, while expressed in Christian language, was universally accessible to any sincere heart.

That’s what Helen made room for. And the key was this: she didn’t channel a person. She tuned in to a field of universal experience - the Christ Mind.

Revelation Is Not Bound by History

We like to believe in origin stories. We like the image of a man from the past reaching across time to offer us wisdom. But Jesus himself - this Christ who speaks in the Course - tells us that history is not where truth lives.

Truth isn’t a memory. It’s a presence.

Helen’s gift was not that she heard something new.

It’s that she became still enough to hear what’s always broadcasting: the call to remember what we are. The call to return to love. The call to forgive the illusion of separation.

She had no interest in building a theology. But she allowed herself to receive a teaching that points to an experience beyond belief. That’s what the Course offers us: not dogma, but a direct encounter with the Voice for God.

This Isn’t About Helen - It’s About You

If we get too caught up in “Did Jesus say this?” or “Did Helen get it right?”, we miss the point entirely.

This Course was not given to prove anything. It was given to undo everything that stands in the way of peace. And peace is not a doctrine. Peace is an experience.

The question isn’t, “Did Jesus write the Course?”

The question is, “Am I ready to hear the Voice that speaks for God within me?”

That voice is not male or female. It’s not religious or anti-religious.

It’s not even verbal, when you really get down to it.

It speaks in stillness. In light. In deep knowing.

And when you’re ready, you won’t care who wrote the words.

Because the words were only ever pointers. And the experience—the direct, living remembrance of God - is yours.

Did Jesus write A Course in Miracles?

Yes.

But not the Jesus of theology.

Not the carpenter.

Not the crucified king.

The Christ wrote the Course.

And the Christ is not a person. It is a presence. A field. A shared identity that belongs to all of us. It cannot be captured in form. But it can be remembered in stillness.

Helen remembered.

And if you’re willing, so will you.

Much love,

Reverend Kenneth Price