Lessons in Acimancy by Drs.

 

Acimicrin is a name that some followers of the "Acai Berry" diet and health supplements used to refer to the Acimatic Acne Cure, sometimes called the "Aciem". Helen Schucman is perhaps best known as a teacher of New Age philosophies and concepts such as meditation and spirituality. However, in this book, she tackles the physical aspect of the "acs". The underlying premise, however, is that this is the ultimate" miracle" - the simple act of just gaining a clear "awareness of the presence of love" in one's life.

The reader can't help but be impressed by the simplicity of this message, which is simple in a way that still has profound insights and "the eyes of a guru" as some call it. But, what does climatic stress on the importance of "awakening" or "transforming" oneself? The first chapter of the book is divided into three parts: the introspection of an individual, the evaluation of the teachings of an organization, and the use of the techniques and concepts taught in the "Aciem" system. It is here where we find what the acimicrin is based on in the first place, the "aura" of one's personality. As people go through life, they're constantly attracting and repulsing energies in their surroundings, and these energies can manifest as disease, depression, illness, and even negative thoughts.

In the first section of the book, we learn about the need for personal introspection as the journey toward wholeness begins. Following the introductory statement, we get a brief description of what an acimi, and the three sections of the book deal with these individuals (a) in terms of their personalities; (b) how they impact others; and (c) how to transform them. For some reason, the most cited portion of the book required me to reread a couple of pages because it included an illustration of a student who was holding a sign saying, "I'm not an acimic."

Part two focuses on the negative aspects of the human personality and, again, some of the illustrations in this section are just horrible. I cannot recall ever seeing anything so horrid in my life as one of these images. Anyway, the real point of this section is to offer a critique of all the things the aciminic teachings say will result in personal growth and, indeed, the miracles. Although there are some pretty good points in this section, much of it is just "academic philosophy," and I felt the reader could have gotten a much better education by spending less time with thesearies and pontificates.

The third and final section is devoted to the workbook, or, as it is called, the Aims in Acimancy. It consists mostly of a series of explanations and examples of what the acimic system teaches, and what the reader should think about while doing the exercises. I have no idea if there is an underlying metaphysics or spiritual principle behind the actions of the aciminins, but if you read between the lines in these workbooks, you can usually get the gist of their teachings. I know that many people find this part of the book very dull, but I found it quite useful for teaching me things such as how to become aware of my thought systems and my relationship with other human beings.

So although the Aims in Acimancy is not specifically designed as a workbook of that type (there are no chapters on externals such as the Wheel of Fortune and dice or even card games), I found myself enjoying it a lot. For a casual student of mysticism, it does an excellent job at making things easier to understand. And, of course, since Dr. Schucmann is such a good writer, it's easy to put the ideas he presents into practice, too. If you want to learn more about the Wheel of Fortune, the Acimine system, or other occult subjects, try Acimine.