Why your life is just Fantasia. See through the mist. - ACIM Song of Prayer
From Awake With Jevon: Discovering Guides That Point The Way by Jevon Perra
May 9, 2026 · 46 min
About this episode
Jevon Perra and guest Soo Kim discuss the concept of forgiveness and its contrast with societal teachings on personal accomplishment and separateness.
finished verse seven in the "forgiveness of yourself" chapter, "Song of Psalms". start reading verse eight next Interpretation of Forgiveness and Society : Soo Kim shared that the concept of forgiveness was starting to "click" for them, noting that it felt like an "upside down world" compared to what they are taught by society. Jevon Perra agreed that the teaching is counterintuitive because society promotes the idea of a "special separate thing" that will find happiness in its separateness, which they identified as the source of suffering. The Nature of Personal Accomplishment : Jevon Perra discussed how personal accomplishment will not lead to ultimate happiness, citing this as a sad epiphany. They explained that the fun part is starting a new venture and the complete fantasy of success, as well as the ability to "completely lose myself" and forget their separate self in the activity. Separation and the Illusion of Self : Jevon Perra likened the effort to maintain separateness—which is the darkness, guilt, and separation—to running a "fog machine" that prevents them from seeing the truth. They referenced a show at Disneyland that projects an image onto a wall of mist, stating…
People in this episode
Host: Jevon Perra
Guest: Soo Kim
Topics covered
- forgiveness
- personal accomplishment
- separateness
- illusion of self
- spirituality
Keywords
- forgiveness
- personal accomplishment
- separateness
- spirituality
- ACIM
- Song of Prayer
- illusion of self
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