T-10.IV

The End of Sickness

Chapter 10 — The Idols of Sickness

Sickness ends as the mind withdraws worship from idols, remembers God’s Will as peace, and lets oneness and changelessness correct perception through the Holy Spirit.

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Idols Don’t battle the idol—withdraw worship and it returns to nothing.

Pillar

Sickness Oneness has no sick part: refuse the idol’s verdict. Will of God Peace is God’s Will; sickness and bondage cannot share His laws. Oneness Wholeness cannot be partly ill; idols divide the mind.

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Changelessness Chaos cannot alter perfection; changeable laws are unreal. Perception—Knowledge Illusions must be released before knowledge can dawn. Creation / Extension Creation is lawful and shared; knowing the light restores true creating. Illusions Judge unreality as nothing; let self-made obstructions fall away. Sonship The Sonship cannot be partly sick and still remain one. Miracle Miracle lays aside false gods, inviting your brother into faith. Peace Peace is upheld by God’s laws; no false law can steal it.

Minor

Faith An act of faith: trust the spark of light in your brother. Healing See the spark of light; refuse to share sickness-belief, and healing follows. Joining The call is strengthened by joining; one mind can shine for another. Willingness Willingness to have reality: see nothingness and let it go. Invulnerability God’s laws protect creation; sickness cannot define the Self. Holy Spirit Call on the Holy Spirit within; joining strengthens the healing answer.

Echo

Wrong-mindedness Misdefining mind makes confusion feel inevitable and out of control. Separation From magnitude to littleness: separation shrinks awareness of the Sonship. Littleness From little spark to Great Light: begin where you believe. Memory of God An indestructible spark preserves remembrance when light seems obscured. Vision When idols are seen as nothing, vision naturally reaches toward light. Attack Attacking the idol of sickness reinforces it; withdraw belief instead. Magic Trying to join sickness and perfection is the ego’s magic.