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Principles of Miracles

Chapter 1 — The Meaning of Miracles

Miracles are redefined as mind-level shifts of Love that heal perception, undo fear, and use time, relationships, and guidance to restore joining.

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Miracle ⬥ Seed Miracle is a natural correction of perception, without hierarchy. Love ▲ Milestone Miracles are Love expressed; giving and receiving increase together.

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Healing ⬥ Seed Miracles heal by restoring wholeness beyond body-identification. Perception—Knowledge ⬥ Seed Miracles reorder perception so knowledge can be remembered.

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Atonement ⬥ Seed Miracles place perception under Atonement and undo fear over time. Holy Spirit ⬥ Seed Miracle mechanism: the Holy Spirit separates true from false. Forgiveness ⬥ Seed Miracles as forgiveness: receive it by extending it to brothers. Time ⬥ Seed Miracles reshape sequence without making time real. Fear Miracles undo fear by correcting mistaken seeing. Right-mindedness ⬥ Seed Miracle-ready mind: right thinking restores sanity and perception.

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Body ⬥ Seed Miracles shift identity from body to spirit. Illusions The miracle separates the true from the mind’s false meanings. Cause and Effect Miracles begin at their Source, not at changing effects. Communication ⬥ Seed Prayer, miracles, and guidance bridge the return to direct sharing. Giving / Receiving ⬥ Seed Miracle exchange begins the law of increase. Revelation Revelation as the end beyond miracles, fear, and time. Teaching–Learning ⬥ Seed Time and miracles train the mind by demonstration, shortening delay. Vision ⬥ Seed Miracle vision recognizes light and lets darkness vanish. Creation / Extension ⬥ Seed Miracles honor creation by refusing what the mind made. Joining ⬥ Seed Miracles join minds through cooperation, dissolving the habit of isolation. Means—End Miracles aren’t for display; they serve a larger end.

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Prayer Prayer receives Love; miracles extend what the mind accepts. Sickness Sickness begins as level confusion, corrected by miracle-mindedness. Sonship Cooperation honors the holy Sonship beyond private achievement. Altar The altar of truth is spirit, not the body. Magic When miracles become spectacles, magic replaces conviction.