Denial and Repression

Anger, Full Length Talks, Stress and Worry 30+ mins, Abuse, Blame, Communication, Comparison, Conflict, Dark and Intense Emotions, Denial and Repression, Ego, Embarrassment, Expressing, Fear, Guilt, Hate, Rejection, Shame

Expressing Private Thoughts

We are fearful, even of our thoughts, and we push our fearful judgmental thoughts out of our conscious awareness. But our thoughts don’t have power over us. In the safe environment of an “expression session” we let any feeling, anything that is hidden, come to light. With this practice we learn to allow all of our thoughts into awareness. None of our thoughts are actually true, and we can learn to overlook anything.

This recording took place at A Gift of Happiness Week-Long Retreat (David Hoffmeister and Frances Xu – Morning Session), Wilbetree House, Mudgee, Australia (November 5, 2016)

Sex < 5 mins, Awakening, Body, Body Issues, Denial and Repression, Ego, Guilt, Judgments, Monogamy, Personality-Self, Pleasure, Practical Steps, Self-Concepts, Sex and Sexuality, True Freedom, Undoing the Ego

Sexual Repression & Promiscuity

The Spirit will unwind our mind from all the sexual repression and denial that has gone on, and it will use symbols in a highly individualized way depending on each person’s patterns. For example, one who has been very sexually promiscuous in the past may very well be Guided to be celibate for a time. On the other hand, one who has repressed their sexuality may be Guided to start having more sexual experiences which undo old ideas about what sexuality means. In either case…

Health and Sickness < 5 mins, Body Issues, Cause and Effect, Denial and Repression, Family, Grievances, Guidance, Health, Judgments

How to Deal with Sickness

Sickness is a trick of the ego; an attempt to project the problem of guilt onto the body so that the mind will be too distracted to look within for the real solution. All forms of sickness and pain have, at their root, an unforgiveness. In this beautiful talk, given at the 2016 international A Course in Miracles Conference in Las Vegas, NV, David shares a parable about Robert Varley in which his toothache was healed by following Jesus’ guidance to forgive his father. The cause of the problem is never in the body, but always in the mind.

Health and Sickness 5–10 mins, A Course in Miracles, Body, Body Issues, Denial and Repression, Form and Content, Healing, Health, Meditation, Mind Training, Perception, Practical Steps, Reflections, Self-Improvement, Spiritual Journey, Symbols, Uncovering Blocks

The Chakra System and ACIM

The chakra system is not mentioned in “A Course in Miracles,” for it is merely another set of symbols that can be used by the Holy Spirit or by the ego, depending on one’s purpose. Used by the Spirit, the chakra system could be a helpful stepping stone in one’s journey towards getting in touch with one’s mind. Used by the ego, it can be a delay maneuver that keeps the mind believing there is causation in form.

Anger, Relationships 5–10 mins, Anger, Blame, Denial and Repression, Healing, Jealousy, Mind Training, Movie-Watching, Projection, Relationships, Safety, Special Relationship

Open Relationships

No matter how many relationships you get into and how much pain you encounter, the key is to always look within. What is the issue in the mind? Unfortunately, the deceived mind is addicted to quite the opposite. It is addicted to projection and denial of this projection. This ACIM healing discussion explores relationships and anger: David uses the example of a friend’s experiment with open relationships to show how the mind can turn away from projection and denial, and towards true healing. David shares that in his story, he had to see that he did not want to project or deny any longer.

Living with Purpose < 5 mins, Atonement, Denial and Repression, Hierarchy, Readiness and Willingness, Spiritual Vision

The Last Unanswered Question

The Atonement as referred to in “A Course in Miracles:” There is no hierarchy of illusions just as there is no order of difficulty in miracles. The power of God transcends any kind of belief in error or sickness. The Atonement is a different breed. Jesus speaks of it as being an unequivocal choice. The section in ACIM called “The Last Unanswered Question”gives four questions and points out that the fourth is different from the others. In order to experience who you really are, you have to be able to answer the last unanswered question.

“Do I want to see what I denied because it is the truth?” Spiritual vision was denied in order for this world to seem to arise. A shadow world, a world of images. The graven images referred to in the bible is the cosmos. God is Spirit, he creates in Spirit. The ego made all the images. The Vision of Christ is always available. It can seem to be a matter of time or a matter of readiness but what it comes down to is the willingness to see what has been denied to see with spiritual vision, which is what revelation is about.

Inspiration 5–10 mins, Body Issues, Contentment and Happiness, Denial and Repression, Eternal Life, Purpose, Self-Concept, True Forgiveness

Let the Light Just Stream Through

The light in the mind is like molten lava pushing up through the crust of consciousness. It is just erupting in the mind, and once you realize that that is what is going on, you can just give in to the light. It does not have to take a long time; we are here to save time and bring the alpha and the omega together in one beautiful holy instant, and there is nothing that can stop us.

Guidance 5–10 mins, Dark and Intense Emotions, Denial and Repression, Discernment, Guidance, Listen and Follow, Movie-Watching, Partnership, Right Mind vs Wrong Mind

Discernment

David opens the session by talking about how, on the spiritual journey, the ego feels like it’s getting chased out of its hiding places like a spider down in a well. Also, how, at times, the spiritual journey can get disorienting as things start to seem less “solid” and more surreal, but how this starts to be experienced as relaxing and new. There are also phases when there don’t seem to be external witnesses for the Spirit, and this is a call to go deeper and rely more on the inner guidance. He also talks about letting the Spirit speak through you without censorship. But when you share this message, it is not always going to go over well with people, and that’s okay. There’s no need to convert people to “A Course in Miracles.” It’s always about peace for oneself and that’s it. David talks about when someone once asked him why he goes anywhere if everything is perfect, and he affirms that, “Yes, there’s no impetus to change anything.” The ego will try to commercialize spirituality like what’s happened to most holidays. Jesus is just a symbol of the unreality of this world and the Love that is true. You don’t need to be perfect in form. Accept your perfection only in Spirit. Be gentle with yourself and follow the prompts you receive.

Stress and Worry 10–30 mins, Awakening, Beliefs and Concepts, Cancer, Dark and Intense Emotions, Denial and Repression, Non-Judgment, Openness, Perception, Perceptual Problem, Unwinding from the World, Upset

That’s Just the Way It Is?

David speaks near Portage, Wisconsin about events along his inward journey, stating that first, it is important to realize that the problem is a perceptual problem.

Stress and Worry 5–10 mins, Dark Night of the Soul, Denial and Repression, From Darkness to Light, Judgments, Metaphysical Ghosting, Practical Steps, Spiritual Journey, Words

Using Words as Denial: The Misuse of A Course in Miracles

David Hoffmeister is asked about the ego and the defense of simply attempting to use words to deny the “reality” of the world. David talks about how unconscious beliefs must be undone and how it is important to go through the darkness to the light.

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