Decision Trail Contents

T-1. The Meaning of Miracles

III. Atonement and Miracles Choosing guidance over private judgment reshapes what you see. V. Wholeness and Spirit ⬥ Seed Undivided allegiance: the mind elects which teacher it serves.

T-2. The Separation and the Atonement

III. The Altar of God The turning point: stopping delay and choosing the better way. VI. Fear and Conflict Fear as feedback: choosing a unified goal ends strain. VII. Cause and Effect Choosing the miracle rejects fear by choosing a new cause.

T-3. The Innocent Perception

IV. Error and the Ego Leaving ambiguity: choosing to know is choosing to heal separation. VI. Judgment and the Authority Problem Judgment or knowing: the decision about who authored your inheritance.

T-4. The Illusions of the Ego

Introduction Before you speak, choose the voice you will speak from. I. Right Teaching and Right Learning Opening the guarded mind: choosing whether to obey ego laws. IV. This Need Not Be Mood as diagnostic: lack of joy reveals a choice to not listen. V. The Ego-Body Illusion The hidden question of what it is for: purpose chosen now directs future effort. VI. The Rewards of God Choose your rewards: let outcomes show which guide you followed.

T-5. Healing and Wholeness

I. The Invitation to the Holy Spirit Choosing joy is inviting the Holy Spirit, not waiting for Him. II. The Voice for God Two voices, one choice: the decision that can be shared. III. The Guide to Salvation Choosing a guide decides how you see your brother and yourself. IV. Teaching and Healing Decision to share: joining purifies what secrecy would keep. V. The Ego’s Use of Guilt The moment of decision: two choices, automatic effects, no neutrality. VI. Time and Eternity Appeal the verdict: exchange time’s election for peace and joy. VII. The Decision for God ▲ Milestone Decide for God: let lack of peace show the choice to change.

T-6. The Lessons of Love

I. The Message of the Crucifixion Sharing the decision: joint interpretation teaches what you will learn. IV. The Only Answer Leaving the ego’s alliance: waking begins as a chosen allegiance. V. The Lessons of the Holy Spirit No escape through indecision: peace requires choosing one thought system.

T-7. The Gifts of the Kingdom

II. The Law of the Kingdom Relinquish one translation to learn the other consistently. III. The Reality of the Kingdom Attention is a decision: conflict continues where you attend to untruth. V. Healing and the Changelessness of Mind Your decision teaches: the body serves separation or communication. VI. From Vigilance to Peace Total commitment: directing thinking means relinquishing attack entirely. VIII. The Unbelievable Belief Project or extend: choosing the law’s purpose decides abundance or scarcity. X. The Confusion of Pain and Joy False autonomy: deciding to avoid guidance is choosing weakness and fear.

T-8. The Journey Back

I. The Direction of the Curriculum Change the curriculum: evaluate the ego’s offer by its lack of peace. II. The Difference between Imprisonment and Freedom Rational teacher-choice: freedom follows the Teacher who knows your reality. III. The Holy Encounter Decision to learn: the encounter releases or imprisons both minds. IV. The Gift of Freedom Unequivocal union: refusing to choose with guidance is choosing against healing. V. The Undivided Will of the Sonship One companion, one direction: choosing help instead of conflicting maps. VIII. The Body as Means or End Decide against attack: let the body serve joining, not defense. IX. Healing as Corrected Perception Evaluate the ego’s questions: waking is chosen as corrected perception.

T-9. The Acceptance of the Atonement

I. The Acceptance of Reality Who are you asking: choosing the teacher who can actually give truth. II. The Answer to Prayer Your decision about your brother decides the message you hear. III. The Correction of Error When you react to error, you chose the ego as guide. IV. The Holy Spirit’s Plan of Forgiveness Choose the Guide: fear rests on a mistaken decision about reality. V. The Unhealed Healer Change direction: choose the right Guide and verify by results. VI. The Acceptance of Your Brother Receiving expands as you decide to offer acceptance to your brother. VII. The Two Evaluations Peace follows the evaluation you choose; retaliation reveals the ego’s. VIII. Grandeur versus Grandiosity True grandeur replaces grandiosity; despair fades when you accept what is given.

T-10. The Idols of Sickness

I. At Home in God Awakening begins when you accept responsibility for exile and want truth wholly. II. The Decision to Forget ▲ Milestone Dissociation was a decision; remembering is chosen the same way.

T-11. God or the Ego

Introduction No partial allegiance: choose your Father and bring hidden darkness to light. II. The Invitation to Healing Healing begins with invitation: choose which inner guest will stay. III. From Darkness to Light Turn toward the light by refusing the dark companions you follow. V. The “Dynamics” of the Ego Your vigilance is a decision; it appoints every brother as witness. VI. Waking to Redemption Choose the interpreter that frees; resurrection replaces the habit of crucifixion. VIII. The Problem and the Answer Decide for the Answer; defending the problem keeps truth hidden.

T-12. The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum

III. The Investment in Reality Insistence shows your investment; relinquish projection and let perception be healed. V. The Sane Curriculum Resign as your own teacher; choose the sane curriculum and follow. VI. The Vision of Christ You can decide otherwise: refuse the cost of sleeping and accept vision. VII. Looking Within Looking within chooses the Guide; perception witnesses the decision you made.

T-13. The Guiltless World

IV. The Function of Time Keeping past pain is a decision; use the present for release. V. The Two Emotions Two emotions guide you; the private world confuses fear for love. VII. Attainment of the Real World You cannot see both worlds; cherish peace and follow the Light.

T-14. Teaching for Truth

Introduction Turn from ego reasoning; follow the Holy Spirit’s simple conclusions. I. The Conditions of Learning Denial is a decision not to know; choose a direction that learns. III. The Decision for Guiltlessness ▲ Milestone Each second is choosing; hand decisions to the Holy Spirit for guiltlessness. IV. Your Function in the Atonement Decide against deciding alone; let God’s Voice make choice effortless. VI. The Light of Communication A misused power of decision becomes self-attack; let it serve restoration. VII. Sharing Perception with the Holy Spirit End dissociation by bringing conflicting beliefs together and withdrawing acceptance. VIII. The Holy Meeting Place Don’t lead each other astray; choose the appointed Guide in your meeting. IX. The Reflection of Holiness Time began with a decision to be unlike yourself; Atonement undoes it. XI. The Test of Truth When peace wavers, refuse to interpret and invite the Teacher of peace.

T-15. The Holy Instant

II. The End of Doubt Give one second wholly; your brother’s reaction witnesses your chosen Teacher. III. Littleness versus Magnitude Every choice evaluates self: host God’s magnitude, not ego littleness. IV. Practicing the Holy Instant Decide for the holy instant now; hiding thoughts and delay are choices. IX. The Holy Instant and the Attraction of God Purpose chooses means: share the Holy Spirit’s purpose and stop dividing strength. X. The Time of Rebirth One shift is enough: choose total freedom instead of total bondage. XI. Christmas as the End of Sacrifice Choose peace over sacrifice; let your brother’s release be your gift.

T-16. The Forgiveness of Illusions

II. The Power of Holiness Prefer Love’s interpretation; resolve not to deny and invest in truth. III. The Reward of Teaching The fruits reveal the teacher you accepted; choose to teach with peace. IV. The Illusion and the Reality of Love Despair is choosing among illusions; seek the barrier and choose truth. V. The Choice for Completion The easiest decision is God over fantasy; completion comes with that choice. VII. The End of Illusions Choose to be God’s ally: accept real Atonement, not ego substitutes.

T-17. Forgiveness and the Holy Relationship

I. Bringing Fantasy to Truth Reserved corners keep split allegiance; give everything to truth’s Teacher. III. Shadows of the Past Value makes reality; withdraw value from illusion and let the past fade. IV. The Two Pictures Compare the two pictures honestly, not the frames that sell them. V. The Healed Relationship Offer the relationship to a new Goal, not the ego’s substitute. VI. Setting the Goal End uncertainty by deciding the purpose first, before events unfold.

T-18. The Passing of the Dream

II. The Basis of the Dream Stop choosing better dreams; choose truth’s purpose for the relationship. IV. The Little Willingness Difficulty comes from playing arbiter; yield what’s possible to the Knower. V. The Happy Dream Give this instant for sharing; stop taking charge of the process.

T-19. The Attainment of Peace

II. Sin versus Error Choose your standard: condemn as sin, or correct as mistake. IV. The Obstacles to Peace Peace returns when you choose the messenger, the purpose, and the friend.

T-20. The Vision of Holiness

I. Holy Week Drop the thorns; choose the lily gift of forgiveness to your brother. II. The Gift of Lilies Your mind chooses its altar; accept a purpose that grants true vision. V. Heralds of Eternity Vision and judgment cannot mix; decide which you want to practice. VI. The Temple of the Holy Spirit Choose again from idols to love; lay the body aside for the Holy Instant. VII. The Consistency of Means and End Let the end decide the means: choose vision of sinlessness, not imagining. VIII. The Vision of Sinlessness Only two purposes govern sight; withdraw desire for madness and choose holiness.

T-21. Reason and Perception

Introduction Let the world witness your choice: condemnation or joining God’s Will. I. The Forgotten Song Stop guessing from pain; accept vision’s guidance beyond the body. II. The Responsibility for Sight Your sight follows your chosen goal; hand the power of decision to Spirit. III. Faith, Belief and Vision Move faith to holiness: let purpose be replaced by a new viewpoint. V. The Function of Reason Let reason ask the question the ego avoids: which voice will I follow? VI. Reason versus Madness Choose mercy in the instant; accept correction with your brother together. VII. The Last Unanswered Question ▲ Milestone Reduce every dilemma to one question: what do I want to see? VIII. The Inner Shift Indecision is the last obstacle; answer the question and choose healing fully.

T-22. Salvation and the Holy Relationship

II. Your Brother’s Sinlessness No middle ground: decide with your brother for salvation now. IV. The Branching of the Road At the fork, stop going nowhere: acknowledge the choice and walk on with Heaven. VI. The Light of the Holy Relationship Decide what you value: mind’s freedom, not the body’s imagined freedom.

T-23. The War Against Yourself

II. The Laws of Chaos Let your feeling be the test: which way did I choose today? IV. Above the Battleground Stay above the battleground: choose miracles when disturbance tempts attack again.

T-24. The Goal of Specialness

I. Specialness as a Substitute for Love Expose the secret decision for specialness that keeps war quietly running within. IV. Specialness versus Sinlessness A change of purpose changes everything; decide to heal instead of hurt now. VI. Salvation from Fear In countless moments, choose holiness over body-based fear and let time shorten. VII. The Meeting Place Ask what it’s for; choose a new goal for perception.

T-25. The Justice of God

I. The Link to Truth Safety is where you decide it is; perception follows that placement faithfully. II. The Savior from the Dark Hopelessness is chosen; accept God’s frame and release private purpose. III. Perception and Choice What you want seems justified; choose the Helper now, not guilt. V. The State of Sinlessness Choose your brother’s true function; the role you give returns to you. VI. The Special Function One perfect choice lets the Holy Spirit use time for salvation. VII. The Rock of Salvation Make the one sane decision: the world is madness, not God. IX. The Justice of Heaven Answer yes to justice: release world values and let problems be removed.

T-26. The Transition

III. The Borderland In the borderland, let alternatives become unalike so choosing is effortless. V. The Little Hindrance Two teachers, two directions: release the past’s mission and follow present light. VI. The Appointed Friend Stop befriending preferred illusions; make room for the Appointed Friend. VII. The Laws of Healing Each instant chooses life or death; forgiveness is the little wish.

T-27. The Healing of the Dream

VI. The Witnesses to Sin Decide what you will witness: the miracle, not sin’s testimony. VII. The Dreamer of the Dream You are the dreamer; choose the gentle dream and awaken.

T-28. The Undoing of Fear

II. Reversing Effect and Cause Exchange dreams by owning you dreamed it, then choose again. V. The Alternate to Dreams of Fear No middle ground: share fear’s dream, or share God instead. VII. The Ark of Safety Wholeness has one allegiance: no gap with your brother, no split.

T-29. The Awakening

II. The Coming of the Guest You invited the Guest; regret dissolves when you choose His purpose. IV. Dream Roles Stop choosing among dreams; decide whether you want to awaken. VII. Seek Not Outside Yourself Prefer happiness to being right, and admit you don’t know purpose.

T-30. The New Beginning

I. Rules for Decision ▲ Milestone A daily decision practice: choose your Adviser, then follow peace. II. Freedom of Will Freedom is choosing with your brother, not opposing God in isolation. III. Beyond All Idols Choose beyond form: idols promise gain but request loss. IV. The Truth behind Illusions A simple reversal: stop wanting the idol’s gift, and deception ends. VIII. Changeless Reality Miracles follow desire: choose healing, and refuse to idolize appearances.

T-31. The Final Vision

I. The Simplicity of Salvation Only two lessons: choose what you will learn by choosing your outcome. II. Walking with Christ Hear two calls: choose to walk with your brother, not lead or follow. III. The Self-Accused Shorten the delay: change the belief now, and the body follows. IV. The Real Alternative Worldly options deceive; find the real alternative and choose toward happiness. V. Self-Concept versus Self Beneath self-concept is choice: decide what your brother represents. VI. Recognizing the Spirit One choice in vision: recognize Spirit, or keep flesh as reality. VII. The Savior’s Vision Let self-concept be changed: choose joining, and let vision be loving. VIII. Choose Once Again ★ Zenith Every upset is a cue to choose again for Christ’s strength.