Otherworld Interview with Marianne Williamson
Sep 29, 2025
Join spiritual teacher and political activist Marianne Williamson as she delves into her transformative journey with A Course in Miracles. She shares her experiences during the AIDS crisis and a captivating near-miss story involving Ted Bundy, highlighting the power of intuition and unseen forces. Williamson also discusses the metaphysical symbols in American history and the media's treatment of her political campaigns. With a call for mercy and a more loving world, she reveals profound insights on spirituality and life beyond death.
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Practical Spiritual Psychotherapy
- A Course in Miracles trains the mind to replace fear-based thinking with love-based thinking.
- Marianne says simple ideas become hard only because we resist applying them in life.
From Bookstore Talks To A Career
- Marianne started lecturing on A Course in Miracles at 31 after years of private study and gave weekly talks at the Philosophical Research Society.
- Those early Los Angeles lectures launched her public career and led to thousands of subsequent talks.
AIDS Work That Shaped Her Path
- In the 1980s Marianne worked closely with Los Angeles gay men during the AIDS crisis, offering support groups and funerals.
- That caregiving work created community projects and deeply shaped her public mission.
