A Course in Miracles high-control circles
ACIM is a 1976 spiritual text (Helen Schucman) studied by hundreds of thousands without high-control patterns. The CLCI applies to specific charismatic-teacher communities (Endeavor Academy, certain Marianne Williamson-adjacent groups) where ACIM teaching becomes high-control.
CLCI radar
BITE breakdown
0 — applies to specific high-control ACIM-teacher circles, not the book itself or all ACIM groups.
In context
A Course in Miracles itself is a major 20th-century New Age text studied via small voluntary study groups without high-control dynamics. Specific charismatic teachers — most notably Charles Anderson at Endeavor Academy — have used ACIM as the basis for high-control communities. The CLCI captures these specific high-control variants, not ACIM study generally.
Key control doctrines
- ACIM text as authoritative
- Specific teacher's interpretation as definitive
Timeline
- 1976ACIM first published
- 1990s+High-control teacher communities emerge
Sources
- Foundation for A Course in Miracles publications
- Multiple ex-member accounts
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