The Complete and Annotated Edition (CE) of the Course, published by the Circle of Atonement in 2017, has done much to address issues around the difficult language, cross referencing, and the desire for real-life examples. It has restored 45,000 words from the original notes of Course scribe Helen Schucman, and includes more than 30 explanatory essays, plus hundreds of footnotes. Most of the restored words are in the Text (Volume I), which many agree has made it seem more relatable and thereby more understandable. Yet it is still complex, and open to misinterpretation. For this reason, many students report that studying the Course in a group setting has been essential to their understanding of the message it is conveying and its application to their lives.