Two Days ago…
Two days ago, I posted a political meme on Facebook. The response has been interesting, and even provoked a question from another Course student.
I would be interested in your thoughts on how A Course in Miracles student along with the Holy Spirit, could apply the Course’s principles to this insanity.
Thank you, Robert.
This was my answer:
Thank you for asking this. It’s the right question, especially when the world feels anything but sane.
I’ll answer both as a student and teacher of A Course in Miracles, and as the one who created the meme.
The Course does not ask us to ignore what we see, nor to pretend that behavior in the world has no consequences. It asks something far more demanding: that we look at what we see without allowing fear to be our teacher.
The image I posted was not created to attack a person. It was created to draw attention to a pattern—impulsiveness, reactivity, and the tendency of the ego to seek and misuse power. That pattern is not limited to one individual or one political moment. It is part of the human condition the Course is helping us to recognize and undo.
Yes, the image is exaggerated. That is the nature of satire. But exaggeration can serve a purpose. It can bring into focus what we might otherwise avoid asking.
And the question it raises is a serious one:
Do we really want decisions of that magnitude resting in the hands of someone who appears impulsive, easily triggered, and driven by ego reactions?
That is not, at its core, a political question. It is a question about responsibility, awareness, and the consequences of where we place power.
From the perspective of the Course, the first step is always the same:
“I could see peace instead of this.”
That does not mean we deny what we perceive. It means we question our interpretation of it.
The ego looks at situations like this and moves quickly to judgment, anger, and fear. It says, “This is insane, and someone must be blamed.” The Holy Spirit looks at the same situation and reframes it as a call for clarity, not an invitation to attack.
The Course reminds us, “I am never upset for the reason I think.” So the deeper work is not about the meme or the figure it represents. It is about what arises in us when we see it.
If there is fear, we bring that fear to the light.
If there is anger, we look at it without justification.
If there is judgment, we question its purpose.
That is where the correction begins.
This does not mean we become passive. The Course is not asking us to withdraw from the world. We can still speak, write, question, and act. But the source of those actions matters.
Action driven by fear adds to the chaos.
Action grounded in clarity serves a different purpose.
So the intent of the meme was not condemnation, but attention. Not attack, but awareness.
As both a Course teacher and the creator of that image, my responsibility is to remain aware of the line between using an image to provoke thought and using it to reinforce separation. That line is not always comfortable, but it is always instructive.
Sanity, in the Course’s terms, is not found in a world that behaves rationally. It is found in a mind that chooses a different teacher.
So how do we respond to what appears insane?
We refuse to join it.
We look at it honestly, we feel what arises, and then we choose again.
And from that place, whatever we say or do next has a chance to be truly helpful.