Jampolsky's first book, Love is Letting Go of Fear, which is based on the principles of ACIM, was published in 1979 and, after being endorsed on Johnny Carson's show, went on to sell over three million copies by 1990. It is published solely by The Foundation for Inner Peace, the not-for-profit organization chosen by Dr. Helen Schucman, its Scribe, authorized to be printed. Jampolsky was among the most effective promoters of ACIM. This Combined Volume, Third Edition of A Course in Miracles, is the only edition that contains in one place all of the writings that Dr. According to Olav Hammer, the psychiatrist and author Gerald G. The book has been called everything from "New Age psychobabble" to "a Satanic seduction" to "The New Age Bible". Throughout the 1980s, annual sales of the book steadily increased each year however, the largest growth in sales occurred in 1992 after Marianne Williamson discussed the book on The Oprah Winfrey Show, with more than two million volumes sold. The copyright and trademarks, which had been held by two foundations, were revoked in 2004 after lengthy litigation because the earliest versions had been circulated without a copyright notice. Written from 1965 to 1972, some distribution occurred via photocopies before a hardcover edition was published in 1976 by the Foundation for Inner Peace. 'Three Initiates' (authors of the Kybalion)ĪCIM consists of three sections: "Text", "Workbook for Students", and "Manual for Teachers".
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