August Updates & Insights

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Subject: August Updates & Insights | Earl Purdy

Please Note: During the summer, I will only be offering LIVE, in-person ACIM classes on the second Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. MST. Details below.

REWIND MOMENT: How to Overcome Fear, Let Go of Guilt, and Forgive Yourself | ACIM W-93 | Earl Purdy

Watch for weekly Rewind Moments posted on Sunday afternoons, when I am not teaching live.

This week's blog: How to Forgive Yourself and Remember Who You Really Are

August 1, 2026

Hello Mighty Companion,

There are days when your feelings seem to speak louder than anything else. Fear can make you feel small. Guilt can make you question your worth. Discouragement can make you forget how much light is still within you.

But a feeling is not a definition.

You can feel afraid without being weak. You can feel guilty without being guilty. You can feel discouraged without being broken. Your emotions tell you what you are experiencing in a moment, but they do not tell you who you are.

A Course in Miracles Lesson 93, “Light and joy and peace abide in me,” reminds you that peace remains within you even when your feelings seem to say otherwise. You do not have to deny what you feel. You only have to stop letting the feeling decide the truth about you.

Let the Feeling Move Without Becoming Your Identity

A difficult emotion may need your attention, but it does not need your allegiance. You can pause, breathe, and acknowledge what is present without turning it into a permanent story about yourself.

Ask yourself:

What am I feeling right now?
What am I making this feeling mean about me?
Is that meaning leading me toward peace?
What would change if I stopped calling this feeling the truth?

You do not have to solve everything in one moment. Sometimes the most loving step is simply to say, “This is what I feel, but this is not who I am.”

Go Deeper with the Mighty Companion Miracle Community

Mighty Companion Miracle Community members receive additional support through exclusive content, study journals, and monthly community conversations. This community is for mighty companions who want to keep applying Course ideas in everyday life, stay connected, and receive ongoing reminders that they are not walking this path alone. Our next LIVE ZOOM conversation is August 8.

Work with Me One-on-One

When fear, guilt, relationship conflict, money concerns, family intensity, or self-judgment begin to feel overwhelming, you do not have to sort through everything on your own.

Through Clarity Sessions, Coaching & Mentoring Sessions, and Astrology Sessions, you can draw on my nearly 50 years of experience with A Course in Miracles and receive grounded support for seeing your situation differently and returning to peace.

Notice what you are feeling, but do not make it the truth about you. You are not your fear, your guilt, or your discouragement. Light and joy and peace still abide in you. Keep choosing the thought that brings you back to that truth, mighty companions.

I am extending my sacred sabbatical through September. I will be teaching LIVE on September 13, so add that date to your calendar. I am receiving wonderful insights from God during this time, and I look forward to sharing more with you in the coming weeks.

Come join us in community on the second Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. MST. Mark your calendars for: August 9 and September 13 at:

Unity Temple | 1555 Race Street, Denver

(Doors open at 12:30 PM)

If you can't join in person, join us on Facebook Live and YouTube Live

With love and appreciation,
Earl

✨ PS: The latest classes, events, and booking info are always at www.earlpurdy.com ✨

✨August Astrology: Moving Through Change with Intention

August brings strong eclipse energy and several planetary shifts that may make change feel more visible, emotional, and difficult to ignore. A total solar eclipse in Leo arrives on August 12, highlighting courage, authenticity, creative expression, and the parts of your life that are ready for a new beginning. A partial lunar eclipse in Pisces follows on August 28, bringing themes of emotional release, completion, surrender, and letting go of what no longer supports your growth.

The month begins with Chiron turning retrograde in Taurus on August 3, drawing attention toward healing around self-worth, safety, receiving, and material security. Venus enters Libra on August 6, fostering greater harmony and balance in relationships, while Mercury enters Leo on August 9, encouraging bolder, more creative communication. Mars enters Cancer on August 11, shifting energy toward home, family, emotional security, and the places where you feel most protective.

As the Sun and Mercury move into Virgo later in the month, the energy becomes more grounded and practical. This transition invites you to bring order to what the eclipses reveal by tending to your routines, your health, your responsibilities, and the small daily choices that support real change.

Much of the turmoil and transition we are experiencing can also be viewed through the larger spiritual lens of the Age of Aquarius. Astrologers associate this long era with a movement away from rigid hierarchy and toward greater freedom, collective awareness, innovation, equality, and shared responsibility. In practical terms, it asks you to release systems and identities that no longer serve the whole and become more conscious of how your individual choices affect the larger human family.

August may bring change, but change does not have to take you away from peace. Let what surfaces show you where healing is needed. Let what ends create room for something more honest. And as the energy intensifies, remember that your feelings may move through many forms, but they still do not define who you are.

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1555 Race St.

Denver, CO 80206

NOTICE: Revised Summer Schedule

Monthly A Course in Miracles Classes at Unity Temple
This summer, we’re moving to a lighter in-person class schedule. I teach twice on the second Sunday of each month.

Unity Temple Service: 11:00 a.m. MT
ACIM Class: 1:00 p.m. MT

This summer, we’re moving to a lighter in-person class schedule. I teach twice on the Second Sunday of each month.

Please mark your calendar:

Sunday, August 9
Sunday, September 13

If you’re in or around Denver, I’d love to see you there. There’s a unique kind of miracle that shows up when we come together in truth, love, and laughter.

Can’t be there in person? No worries—join the livestream on my Facebook page or my YouTube channel from anywhere in the world. No account needed. Just bring your willingness, and Spirit will do the rest.

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