Marianne Williamson

Born 1952 · American author, spiritual teacher & lecturer

Marianne Williamson (b. 1952) is an American author and spiritual teacher best known for interpreting A Course in Miracles. Her 1992 debut, A Return to Love, became a #1 New York Times bestseller after she appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show. She has repeatedly clarified that the widely shared “deepest fear” passage is hers, not Nelson Mandela’s.

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“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us”

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