Copyright 2001, Colin C. Tipping

radically
different — some-
thing so compelling and spiritually liberating that it mag-
netizes us away from the victim archetype and the world
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of illusion. We need something that will take us be-
yond the drama of our lives so we can see the big pic-
ture and the
 truth
that, right now, lies hidden from us.
When we awaken to that truth, we will understand the
true meaning of our suffering and be able to transform
it immediately.
As we move into the new millenium and prepare for the
imminent next great leap in our spiritual evolution, it is
essential that we adopt a way of living based not on
fear, control, and abuse of power but on true forgive-
ness, unconditional love, and peace. That’s what I
mean by something 
radical
, and that is what my book
is all about — helping us make that transition.
To transform anything, we must be able to experience
it completely and fully, which means that to transform
the victim archetype, we must experience victimhood
fully. There is no short cut! Therefore, we need situa-
tions in our lives that allow us to feel victimized so we
can transform the energy through 
Radical Forgive-
ness.
To transform an energy pattern so fundamental as the
victim archetype, many, many souls must accept this
as their spiritual mission — souls who possess the wis-
dom and love necessary to accomplish this immense
task. Perhaps you are one of the souls who volunteered
for this mission. Could that be why this book speaks to
you?
Jesus gave a powerful demonstration of what transform-
ing the victim archetype means and I believe he now
waits patiently and lovingly for us to follow his lead. Up
to now at least, we have failed to learn from his ex-
ample precisely because the victim archetype has had
such a strong hold in our psyche.
We have ignored the lesson of genuine forgiveness that
Jesus taught — that there are no victims. Yet we
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straddle the fence and attempt to forgive while staying
firmly committed to being a victim. We have made Jesus
the ultimate victim. This will not move us forward in our
spiritual evolution. True forgiveness must include let-
ting go completely of victim consciousness.
Indeed, my main intention in writing this book was to
make clear the distinction between forgiveness that
maintains the victim archetype and