“The Gifts of God”: The Poetry of Helen Schucman [AUDIOSTR]

Kenneth Wapnick, Ph.D.

This workshop, which replaces an earlier one on Helen’s poetry (1986), presents many of Helen’s inspired poems in the context of their setting, their relationship with A Course in Miracles, and with Kenneth. Also included are many of Kenneth’s personal reminiscences of Helen, culminating in a discussion of her death, along with a reading of her poem, “Requiem.” Of particular interest are the poems that reflect Helen’s love-hate relationship with Jesus, as well as those written for special occasions such as Christmas and Easter. Every one of Helen’s poems reflects the teachings of A Course in Miracles, and thus the poetry offers students another presentation of its message of undoing the ego’s guilt and hate through forgiveness and love. The set also includes a separate reading by Kenneth of all the poems discussed in the workshop.