ACIM Movie Gathering (The Nines), 6/1/25

Greetings Mighty Companions in Light✨

Let’s bring the theme of TRUST into the spotlight as we launch into Summer. Everyone wants to find Home. A healed mind is filled with trust that "would settle every problem now”, opening to eternity. All true spirituality proceeds as we unlearn the character we take ourselves to be and learn to see through misidentification with all the projected forms of the world.

This insightful lesser known film retains a timeless relevancy to helping unlock some of the deepest teachings in A Course in Miracles. Trust is only developed as we learn to listen deeply and let ourselves be led by Strength from beyond our littleness. Our desire for truth leads the way for love to intercede on behalf of our call. At first this is disorienting, but miracles speed us along the way showing us we can’t judge our successes from our failures, our advances from our retreats. But we can trust each step of the way, even when things seem to look and feel impossible. To depict this, we’ll show a profound metaphysical movie titled The Nines— a brilliant, unique film, and a radical plunge inward. What an oddly powerful film! It has a quality of slowly building up as it proceeds to blow the mind and open the heart.

The Nines offers light on the power of mind to construct a false self and world, as a substitute for the timeless love of God. The sleeping mind attempts to author itself and the world--- dreaming of “reality" where none exists. This movie is non-linear. Our main character (Ryan Reynolds) plays three different roles which are intimately related: an actor called Gary, a writer named Gavin, and finally, Gabriel, a master video game programmer. Each finds himself in oddly overlapping vignettes, like different incarnations occurring simultaneously. Each version comes to learn that there is definitely something wrong with the world… Something they can’t quite pinpoint… But as each begins to ask questions and unravel clues to his predicament, he begins to remember things that blow the mind open.

With intervening help from beyond, Gabriel is faced with a radical decision. Will he accept responsibility for his dreaming mind, releasing the world and his self concept? Or will he try to redesign himself and his environment, searching for satisfaction where there is none? Reynolds has a solid supporting cast played by Melissa McCarthy, Hope Davis and Elle Fanning. All of whom have a hand in his awakening journey, representing the mighty companions that show up to walk us home.

The intention for this class will be to help us face our fears of releasing the world and our specialness. Why not resign from all attempts at trying to make time and space our Home? We’ll use this film to bring to light one dreamer of the thought of separation. What does the Course really mean when it says, “I have invented the world I see” and "My Self is ruler of the universe?” Let’s join to explore the answer and find out.

In deep trust and gratitude,
Brian and Alexandra✨💞✨

Please note:
Conscious movie watching is not primarily about entertainment.
And it has nothing to do with movie critique. It’s about becoming
proficient in mind watching and honest feeling. Expect ample time
devoted to the teachings of ACIM in conjunction with the movie.
We will pause the movie at some points to share ideas and bring light
to the topics at hand. Please settle in before hand with minimal distractions.

We accept and appreciate donations. Thank you!!
This is a free gathering. We use all donations toward our mission of bringing peace.

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