In 1965 Helen Schucman was a self-professed "militant atheist" working as an associate professor of psychology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She began to have a series of inner visions, heightened dreams, and psychic experiences.
During the course of these experiences, she began to hear an inner voice. It told her to take notes. She complied and began to receive material for the Course, which was scribed over seven years.
The Voice for Love
The Voice for Love is a course that’s all about using the power of your voice to unlock miracles. It’s an interactive online training program that will teach you how to use your own voice as a powerful tool to transform your life and create the impact you want.
This course consists of a series of interactive lessons, each designed to help you master your voice. You will learn all about the basics of singing such as vibrato, breathing, pitch, articulation and more!
We’ll also take a look at a variety of vocal techniques used by famous singers, such as Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Ariana Grande and Tori Kelly. We’ll also look at the vocal techniques and styles of R&B, gospel and neo-soul.
You will be introduced to a number of fun, creative and dynamic exercises that will allow you to create a new relationship with your voice that is based on permission, joy and embracing singing as your birthright. We’ll also be looking at the best way to improvise your way into new songs, and how to build a repertoire that will help you sing with confidence and ease.
The most exciting part of this course is that you will be able to work with me online in real time, over 14 weeks. This means you can get to grips with my techniques and learnings on your schedule, at any time of day or night.
This course has been specifically designed to be fun and enlightening for all levels, from beginners to advanced musicians and even experienced singers who haven’t taken a class in years! It includes the latest vocal training technologies such as Skype, Facetime, Zoom and YouTube.
The Voice of the Holy Spirit
The Voice of the Holy Spirit is a 325-page book written by the Holy Spirit to help people hear the Voice for Love within them in a clear and recognizable way. It shares over three dozen unique and practIsical methods that can help anyone learn to clearly hear the Voice of God within.
The first lesson that is taught is that the Voice for God is a distinct and conversational voice, and not a voice that comes from your ego or mind. This is important to understand because all too often A Course in Miracles students are convinced they are hearing the Voice of the Holy Spirit, when what they really hear is their ego extolling their specialness and uniqueness within the framework of what they want to believe is a special mission.
In fact, the Voice for God is not only a distinct and conversational voice but is also a unique part of your soul that is always steadfast, calm, and wholly certain. In contrast, the other part of your mind is frantic, confused, and disorganized.
Once you’ve made the commitment to listen for the Voice of God, start listening to Him all day long, without interrupting your normal activities. This is a crucial step to helping you hear the Voice for God and stay on track with your goals and plans.
There are a variety of ways to hear the Voice for God in your life, including through the Bible and through a daily prayer life. However, the most powerful method of all is to get in touch with the Holy Spirit and ask Him for guidance.
You can begin by focusing on the Word of God and praying about the different topics covered in the Bible. This will help you to become familiar with the vocabulary of the Bible, and will make it easier for you to hear God’s Voice when He speaks.
The Holy Spirit will guide you through the Bible to find specific scriptures and passages that speak specifically to your circumstances. Then, you can meditate on those scriptures to see how the Word applies to your situation.
The Voice of the Christ
The voice of Jesus is the central focus of the gospel texts. Other voices, angelic and otherwise, are present, but their primary function is to affirm and announce the identity of Jesus as the son of God.
However, there are other accounts in the canon (and within Christian tradition) of voices heard in a visionary context which do not take centre stage as the focal point of their narratives. As such, whilst the question of whether they were experiences of voice hearing is a complex and contested area of research, these other narratives do play a significant role in setting the scene for the emergence of later Christian voice-hearing phenomena, which will be examined in Chapter 2.
Whilst the Bible does not tell us much about the actual experience of these "voices" (or of any other kind of disembodied, spiritually or otherwise), its narratives do suggest that the phenomenon was widespread amongst some of the early Christians. This includes the case of Peter, who is said to hear two voices (in Acts 5:19-20 and 12:7-9) that help him to escape from prison.
One of these voices is identified as being from the Father (Galatians 4:6). This is important as the presence of a voice from the Father is consistent with both the Old Testament and the New.
Another is the presence of a voice from the Holy Spirit at the baptism and transfiguration of Jesus, which serves to confirm and affirm the identity of Jesus as the son of God. The same principle applies to the voice from Satan at the trial of Jesus, which is ultimately silenced by Jesus' own acquittal and his subsequent death and resurrection from the dead.
It is possible to imagine that these different kinds of voice-hearing experiences may have formed an integral part of the early Christianity, but it must be emphasized that the only experience of such kind that can be considered an authentic Christian experience is that of Jesus himself. It is only in this sense that his voice becomes a focal point of the New Testament narratives and, indeed, of much of Christian tradition.
The Voice of God
In the Hebrew Bible, God speaks to human beings in many ways, including by signs, dreams and visions. He also often speaks to people in audible form, like a thunderclap or the voice of Elijah.
In the New Testament, Jesus promises that people will have access to the Father through a voice from heaven. The Bible does not say that this will be a regular thing for Christians or that it is the only way to hear from God, but that it will be one of many means He will use.
We don't know how Jesus heard this voice, but it was clear from the way He talked and walked that he was communicating with God the Father. He had spent years walking and talking with God, and it was easy for Him to communicate with His Father this way.
The voice of God is a powerful yet gentle whisper that can be a gut feeling, a picture or a thought. It is the way God communicates with us, and it can be very different for every person.
For some, it is a thought that rushes in or a vision that shows up either with their eyes open or closed. For others, it is the sense of peace or wisdom that covers them in a moment of chaos.
Regardless of the ways God communicates with you, one key to hearing His voice is to keep your mind calm and focused on Him. To do this, try to find quiet places and listen to His voice.
It may be difficult to do so for the first time, but it is possible. It takes patience and practice, but God is a patient and persistent Father who is willing to communicate with you in a variety of ways.
You can learn to listen for His voice by studying the Bible and by trying out different meditation exercises, especially those that focus on removing distractions from your mind. You can then ask Him to teach you how to recognize His voice, so that you can live your life in ways that enable you to hear Him more clearly.