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A Shopper’s Guide to the 5 HLC* editions in print
The Hugh Lynn Cayce (HLC) manuscript of ACIM was re-discovered on November 29, 1999 at the A.R.E. Library in Virginia Beach USA. Cayce had been given a copy, probably in 1972, and preserved it. This is the only known copy of this version to have survived, thanks to Cayce’s careful foresight. Unfortunately the A.R.E. library reports that copy has been lost! However, it was copied and the copies are mostly quite legible. Only a dozen or so words are really in doubt. (view HLC manuscript) (57 Mb) (view HLC transcirpt (replica)) (3 Mb)
CIMS(1) “JCIM”
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Immediately after the HLC was discovered, it was
copy-typed, proofed and published on the net in January of 2000. By March
of that year it was printed by the newly minted Course in Miracles Society, and
by April that edition was impounded consequent to a lawsuit initiated by
Kenneth Wapnick who sought to suppress the material. In 2004 that
original edition of the HLC, CIMS(1) or “JCIM”
went on sale again after Wapnick’s copyright claim failed in court.
Blue Sparkly
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In 2002 the Blue Sparkly edition of the HLC was
published in Australia. A hardcover book, it includes a somewhat more
accurate version of the text file used by CIMS plus the Workbook, Manual
for Teachers and Use of Terms volumes derived from
the 33Urtext manuscripts. Unfortunately, one of the most
bizarre legacies of the copyright lawsuits is that this handsome volume is only
being made available in Australia and New Zealand.
ACIM 1972
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Tom
Fox put his own unique edition of the HLC on line for download
as printable files in 2005. It is not currently available as a printed
book. Fox has, since 2005, provided a good looking, economical point of
access to the HLC.
The Corrected HLC
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In September 2006, a new and far more accurate edition of the HLC was published
in Canada and is shipping worldwide today. It is called the Corrected HLC. The only edition to be thoroughly proofed
and accurate, it is also the only one with genuine scholarly credentials and
the only one with a Concordance.
This edition was replaced by the updated Annotated HLC in 2009.
CIMS(2) “Original Edition”
In February 2007 a three volume hardcover derived from the HLC was
published by the Course in Miracles Society in the USA. It is difficult
to characterize the “original” editorial approach taken by CIMS. In the
name of “modernizing” punctuation, about 20% of the commas are removed and many
others relocated. While the simple removal of commas doesn’t often change
the meaning of a sentence, their relocation frequently does. The emphasis
of words which is so noteworthy in the original manuscript is completely
rearranged in a most “original” manner and many of the typos which slipped past
the EA proofers in the CIMS(1) of 2000 linger in CIMS(2).
No explanation has been offered for this substantial re-writing of the HLC.
Both OF THE LAST TWO volumes are readily available by mail order at present. Information about ordering, along with a brief comparison is available at the bottom of the page you’ll find HERE. Reviews, descriptions, downloads and comparisons of these with the “HLC Replica” are available HERE.
People interested in purchasing a printed copy of the HLC have two or more choices, depending on where they live, and so it seemed to us appropriate to provide some “book reviews” to help buyers select the one most suitable to their needs.
This section of the website provides PDF files of four different editions, plus the “replica,” and comparisons of each edition with the raw “replica” of the HLC manuscript. The “replica” it must be remembered, “replicates” every keystroke, including all of Helen’s typos, spelling mistakes, omissions, etc. A “difference” in any of these editions is, therefore, not necessarily a “bad thing.” Some differences are corrections, and some are somebody’s typo! IT should also be remembered that the “replica” is not yet perfect.
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*A note on the meaning of *HLC* and other nomenclature isues