Question 6 from
The Most Commonly Asked Questions About 
A Course in Miracles

By Gloria and Kenneth Wapnick, Ph.D.

 

Chapter I  THE NATURE OF HEAVEN


6) What does A Course in Miracles mean by creation?

In A Course in Miracles, creation does not refer to anything physical, and therefore has nothing to do with material or artistic creation. Rather, creation involves only spirit, and can be defined as the sum of all God's Thoughts; infinite, unlimited, without beginning or end (W-pII.11.1:1). Christ, the one Son of God, is the term the Course uses to denote God's creation. Christ is at one with His Creator, and there is nowhere where God ends and the Son begins (W-pI.132.12:4). Therefore, while God is the First Cause and Christ is His Effect, in a non-dualistic Heaven -- the state of perfect Oneness -- there can be no separation or distinction between Creator and created. Cause and Effect are thus indivisible and unseparated. Furthermore, God's creation must share in the non-dualistic, non-physical attributes of its Source.  As the Creator is perfect, changeless, formless spirit, eternal life, and infinite love -- whole and unified within Itself -- so too must Its creation, Christ, be the same. Therefore, God and Christ are not bodies, nor are They physical and psychological entities with personalities. In "What Is Creation?" from Part 11 of the workbook, we find this lovely, summarizing paragraph:

Creation is the opposite of all illusions, for creation is the truth. Creation is the holy Son of God, for in creation is His Will complete in every aspect,    making every part container of the Whole. Its oneness is forever guaranteed inviolate; forever held within His holy Will, beyond all possibility of harm, of separation, imperfection and of any spot upon its sinlessness ( W-pII.11.3).
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