Miracles News

July-September, 2005

Large Scale Projections

by Rev. Therese Anne Ward, O.M.C.

Rev. Therese Ward It was spring and all creation was bringing forth new life. Buds were cropping out and signs of nest building were everywhere. Making use of this natural cycle of energy, our son and daughter-in-law began plans for their family ‘nest,’ a new home.

The architect had submitted his sketch of what he understood they wanted. Of course, what was thought to be clear communication, had failed to materialize the desired plans. I’m one who enjoys making floor plans with my ‘magic pencil.’ A builder once told me that I could draw any (#!*!) thing I wanted with that magic pencil but that didn’t mean it could be built.

So, knowing my ‘designing history,’ Mark and Julie asked me to spend some time with their house plans and see if i could come up with something that filled more of their needs and wants. Well, I was energized with their charge, to say the least. Mind you now, that I am usually in bed every night by nine, ten at the very latest.

As the architects plans were drawn to 1/4” scale, I set to work using my husband’s 1/4” scale ruler that he once used to take off plans for painting new construction.

Things were going great. I was getting some larger rooms they wanted and adding a powder room for guests. This is great! I was delighted with my ‘genius,’ and I was being such a help. Half way through the plans, I was at the end of my paper, so I taped on another large piece to accommodate my drawing. It was then, I first thought, “Wow, how big is this house?” I kept drawing, making precise measurements. I glanced at the clock, 2:00 a.m. I notice that I’m full of energy. I smile to myself, noting the preponderance of energy available when one has engaged heart, mind and soul with intent.

The perimeters of my plans continued to grow so that I needed to add a third sheet of paper. I felt like I was in some kind of a world of overlapping dimensions. The architect’s little 1/4” scale plan had at least doubled or more in size. I checked the scale on the ruler. Yes, I was using the 1/4” scale side. So what is happening here? Something is not working; something crazy is going on.

I put down my pencil and ruler, sat back, quietly took a deep breath, glanced at the clock, 4:00 a.m., and prayed. “Holy Spirit, help me to see what the problem is so it can be corrected.” In no more than the time it took me to feel that prayer, I found my hands picking up the ruler again and this time my eyes saw for the first time a notice written across the whole length of the ruler… Notice: Special civil engineer’s scale for 3/4” size projections only!

Then I remembered, my husband would take off plans on a huge underlit table that was equipped with a projector. My ruler was not the standard 1/4” scale. Therein was the answer to my prayer as well as the feeling of overlapping dimensions.

Oh my god; ten hours of work using the wrong tool! First I felt angry at myself that negative ego voice calling me stupid. Then I felt foolish, just plain foolish for not noticing sooner. And then I began to laugh out loud, a huge belly laugh, at the cosmic joke and the learning. The lesson for me in that ‘holy instant’ was ACIM’s “projection makes perception.”

I thought about how this experience was a simile for ego’s projections. When we are using the ‘tool’ of the ego eyes we ‘project’ huge distortions — things that are believed to be real and seem to be real, but aren’t. When we use the proper measure, Spirit’s eyes, we see Reality.

Rev. Therese Anne Ward is a Pathways of Light minister who lives in Cold Spring, Kentucky

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