A comment from "Eric" was received on my recent article entitled “Choose Your Beliefs and Manifest Your Desires”
Here is his comment and question and my response follows...
Comment from Eric:
Thank you for writing and sharing these practical, even inspiring exercises. For me, however, the evolutionary journey often seems like "one step forward, two steps backwards, and three steps sideways." Feeling powerful comes and goes, and releasing fears and anxieties as you suggest helps for a short time. Do you have some techniques to prevent the reappearance of these negative emotions and limiting thoughts?
~ Eric
In response to Eric's comment...as a coach and hypnotherapist, my passion is deeply connected to the power of the mind. The conscious, subconscious, unconscious and superconscious all impact the permanent manifestation of change.
Until the unconscious and subconscious are in alignment with our conscious intention and desires, we often experience the roller coaster as you describe.
Affirmations, for example, may be in direct conflict with deep seated beliefs. An example of which, if we are able to record the inner conversation, might sound like, "I am rich, I am rich, I am abundant...no you're not, who are you kidding, you can't even pay the bills!"
So, unless you work with affirmations to the point of implanting them; repeating them to the same degree of frequency, emotion, belief and conviction as we unconsciously do as we think and speak of lack, fear, and old self-limiting stories, they will remain in the realm of the "unbelievable," particularly at the subconscious or unconscious level.
In The Power of Our Way we travel through the following dimensions of evolutionary transformation; Truth, Forgiveness, Healing, Peace and Power - a powerful, ongoing, daily-living process. I think for me, taking people through this process for the last few years - every month - has kept me in a continuous cycle of clearing, realigning and expanding.
I feel incredibly fortunate because, in my experience, most people only engage in clearing, realignment and expansion when in crisis. Rather than keeping the tank full, they wait until they have reached "empty," then fill up with a gallon of fuel - aka creation energy - and then wonder why they keep getting stuck...or stranded on the side of the road...
The energy of a crisis is typically not conducive to good judgment, aligned choices or positive thinking...it's almost like trying to have a rational conversation with someone who is drunk...
Sometimes, however, if we embrace the intensity of the crisis, allow ourselves to be vulnerable, sit inside the feelings instead of stuffing, masking or painting over them through avoidance or unhealthy choices/acting out, a crisis can and will lead to an opening to great wisdom.
For this to occur - we need not create a solution or distraction from the pain or discomfort.
Rather, we sink into it and explore the outer edges of sanity (as we once believed we understood it) and open to revelations that are more aligned with God/Super Consciousness. This can be scary and you may need some support or someone to guide you safely through the muck and mire.
Habitual, daily practice and Shifting Rituals (Taking Responsibility for Our Own SHIFT) can be integrated into our lives in such a way that we do not just reach into the treasure bag when we are at our wits end or when we are so desperate that we are finally willing to put into practice what we could be choosing to do all the time.
Here are my recommendations:
- Every day invest your focus to that which you are grateful. Gratitude leads to humility and bliss - all of which are powerful creation energies.
- Be of service to others - especially when in need of a shift
- Be conscious of the language you are using both internally and externally - you are implanting it all into your subconscious which can not tell the difference between what is true and what is illusionary. There is a vibrational energy to language - certain words like "can't," "never," or phrases that foster the illusions of separation or tap into violent, non-peaceful energy like, for example, "My head is killing me," or "I'm dying to go on vacation." Language can be a HUGE obstacle to creation, peace, harmony, consistency, etc. and it is one of the easiest starting points in terms of raising our self awareness and being more presnt and intentional with the words we use to communicate to ourselves, others and the Universe.
- Connect with your Divinity EVERYDAY (www.divinitymovie.com) and live and make choices that are aligned with your highest essence and divine purpose.
- Engage in activities that bring you closer to this TRUTH - this conscious connection to your Divinity - these are called Authentic Expressions and are directly related to Divine Purpose and the Passions that have been gifted to you and THROUGH you by Creator.
- Surrender to Divine Timing and Divine Wisdom - We often ask for things that are not in our best or highest interest, or we want things, relationships, money, etc. that we may not be ready for or truly willing to receive and honor once they come to us. Or, we have not yet gotten to the TRUE, core desire and instead focus on masked ones (money, material things, etc.) that are often fettered by an energy of lack, fear or desperation.
- Release the Past (again and again, as long as it takes) to where you can truly look back at EVERYTHING in your hiSTORY with incredible gratitude and humility. Any energy of blame, victimization, resentment-- whether towards ourselves or others--only fetters us to the past, thus binding us to the current reality that has been created from the past and to the illusions, thoughts, beliefs and behaviors that contributed to creating our current reality. I recommend checking out the Releasing the Past Cd's at www.powerofmyway.com/home/musicandmeditations.html (and be on the lookout for some new cd's on Prosperity and Conscious Creation)
- Unfetter Your Desires and Align with the Mastermind - I recommend signing up to receive the audios at www.powerofmyway.com/consciouscreation.html while they are still available. I am beginning a new publishing project and all of that material is going to be integrated into an incredible program, audio and possibly a book, so these will only be available for another week or so.
- Mastermind with your Coach or a group of people who will not ever accept anything less than your authentic self - no whining, no complaining, no victim based story telling and no partnering in one another's misery. Friendships like this are rare...I have maybe 5 that are at this high level and I am selective with whom I socialize, with whom I seek counsel or with whom I do ceremony with...
- Be aware when your desire or prayer is really based in fear or desperation - neither are creative states of being or feeling...
- Keep in mind that positive suggestions, as we do in Hypnosis, tend to last only 72 hours until the belief or behavior is fully habituated - and...many people QUIT TOO SOON...as my husband says, "Don't quit five minutes before the miracle!"
- And, most importantly, be gentle with yourself, meditate daily on what you are grateful for and then bring a focus to a present tense vision of your unfolding future. Behave in ways that are aligned with what you are co-creating and choose the path that brings you closer to your future reality...
Namaste, Anita
copyright 2007, Anita Pathik Law
Anita,
Thank you for this... I'd skimmed this article previously, but these were things I really needed to be reminded of in this moment, so thanks for doing that through this article. This is info well worth constant practice, re-membrance and integration!
And I *love* Brent's saying about not quitting five minutes before the miracle!!! I'll have to write that down!!
Love,
Kim
Posted by: Kim | August 23, 2007 at 03:47 PM
Thank you for providing such a detailed and comprehensive response. I shall try to incorporate those techniques into my life.
Shalom
Eric
Posted by: Eric | August 03, 2007 at 07:26 PM