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T-2.VII

Cause and Effect

Chapter 2 — The Separation and the Atonement

Cause is returned to the mind: fear is recognized as self-made, and miracles, vigilance, and Atonement train a shift from separation to Love’s shared wholeness.

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⬥ SeedGuard the mind: thoughts make experience, so choose the cause. ⬥ Seed
Fear is self-made through thought and belief.
Pillar
Miracle-minded thinking requires training: guard thoughts, choose again.
Let Love be the cause; fear fades as darkness before light.
Supporting
Recognize emptiness briefly, then accept immediate correction through Atonement.
Wholeness is recognized when every part is welcomed back into the Sonship.
Minor
True causality creates in love; fear only miscreates effects.
The miracle collapses intervals that never truly existed.
⬥ SeedGuard thoughts to keep the mind miracle-ready. ⬥ Seed
Separation believed, then corrected without delay.
A little readiness begins confidence and trains miracle-minded thinking.
Choosing the miracle rejects fear by choosing a new cause.
Belief makes fear feel powerful; redirect faith to Atonement.
No part is missing from the Sonship.
Echo
Fear of God appears as a fear-effect of thinking.
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