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Revision as of 02:16, 3 June 2012 by Zgoutreach (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Gary Renard is the author of the books The Disappearance of the Universe (2004) and Your Immortal Reality (2006), two works whose stated purpose is to reawaken interest in and clarify the core purpose of the 1976 classic spiritual text, A Course In Miracles (ACIM).
In The Disappearance of the Universe, Renard recounts, in dialogue and commentary, a series of 17 claimed appearances by two ascended masters over the course of nine years, from 1992 until just after the World Trade Center disaster of 2001. The two alleged ascended masters call themselves Pursah and Arten (not their real names), and claim to have once been two disciples of Jesus: Thomas and Thaddeus. Renard says the encounters with Arten and Pursah were his first introduction to A Course in Miracles. The material in the two books is consistent with the teachings of A Course in Miracles as taught by ACIM authority Kenneth Wapnick. However, Renard's writings and activities have stirred some controversy within some more conservative parts of the ACIM community. Renard's two books are due to be followed by at least two more books in 2011 and possibly 2012.
Life after 1992
After these reported encounters, Renard significantly redirected his focus from being a musician and an investor into being primarily a spokesperson and teacher for his understanding of the teachings of ACIM, as well as the promotion of his books.
In 2006, Renard published a sequel to DU called Your Immortal Reality: How to Break the Cycle of Birth and Death with Hay House Publishing. In 2007 Renard divorced his first wife, Karen Renard. In 2009 he remarried to musician and therapist, Cindy Lora, whom he believes to be the Arten/Thaddeus individual in his books. He moved from Maine, the site of the first visits, to southern California. Due to the significant changes in his personal life, the publication of his third book, "Love Has Forgotten No One" has been delayed since April 2008, but is tentatively scheduled for distribution by Hay House in early 2011. In his Episode 39 podcast, Renard also notes that he is already embarking upon the editing of a fourth book, title to be disclosed. Renard currently travels and teaches in numerous locations, as described on his website.
Renard has appeared in the films, 3 Magic Words (documentary) 2010, A Course in Miracles: The Movie (documentary) 2010, Leap! the Movie (2008), The Serious Business of Happiness (documentary) 2007, Living Luminaries (2006).
Additional claims
In the course of the books, in addition to their discourse about A Course in Miracles, Arten and Pursah make a few unusual claims, such as that humans once migrated from Mars to Earth, prior to which they had migrated from yet another planet to Mars. Also in the writings, Arten and Pursah assert the validity of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship, the pre-canonical authorship of the Gospel of Thomas by the disciple Thomas (including a fully narrated alleged original text prior to later additions and corruptions), and that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, though with no offspring.
Books
- The Disappearance of the Universe (published December 31, 2004) ISBN 978-1-4019-0566-8
- Your Immortal Reality: How to Break the Cycle of Birth and Death (published July 31, 2006) ISBN 978-1-4019-0698-6
Notes
- "Arten Revealed". 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-22. Renard's introduction of his new wife to his readership.
- "Gary Renard Podcast 39". 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-22. In the regular Gary-Renard-Podcast, a tentative release date for "Love Has Forgotten No One" is given as early 2011 (approximately 90% through the podcast).
- Renard, Gary. Disappearance of the Universe (2005) p.342, Hay House Edition, ISBN 1-4019-0566-8
- Renard, Gary. Disappearance of the Universe (2005) p.330, Hay House Edition, ISBN 1-4019-0566-8
- Renard, Gary. Disappearance of the Universe (2005) p.24, Hay House Edition, ISBN 1-4019-0566-8
- Renard, Gary. Disappearance of the Universe (2005) p.360, Hay House Edition, ISBN 1-4019-0566-8
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