by John Rhead
Kenneth Wapnick, whom I knew affectionately for decades as Kenny, was a bright young Jewish boy who no doubt made his family proud when he earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Adelphi University. His classmate, Darrel Dawson, claims to have scared the bejesus out of Ken by giving
Ken a ride on his motorcycle.
Ken left Adelphi a sophisticated psychologist and psychotherapist but then had a more direct encounter with Jesus than the one Darrel provided, and it changed his life forever. He became involved with A Course in Miracles* (ACIM or simply “The Course” to its students) at its inception and spent the remainder of his 71 years completely devoted to teaching, writing about, and living the principles of The Course.
He was a powerful teacher, a prolific author, a profound spiritual seeker (and in my opinion, finder), and a man who truly seemed to be able to feel deep love for anyone he met. The sincerity with which
he did this resulted in his love being reciprocated in almost every case. He also seemed to pretty much love everyone he had not met, as far as I could tell. Trying to get him to join contempt, or judgment was like trying to herd the single most stubborn and wily cat you can imagine. He also was a lot of fun
to hang out with and had a great sense of humor.
*For those who don't know, The Course is a lengthy and psychologically sophisticated treatise on how to achieve spiritual liberation and peace of mind. It was dictated to psychologist Helen Schucman by Jesus about 40 years ago and includes a separate booklet entitled Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process, and Practice.
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