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The Law of Attraction & Natural Progression

John Wolfe — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:34:10 +0000

After recording three podcasts (episodes 4, 5 & 6) pertaining to the intentional creation of our reality, I realized much was stated verbally that hasn’t been expressed through my writing. Specifically, I’m referring to the recognition of how the law of attraction (LOA) really isn’t a quick fix mechanism, but instead a total lifestyle change. In my audio recordings, I equated the LOA to the application of proper eating and exercise: results will always be directly related to the consistent application of the knowledge at hand (both through our thoughts and our actions).

Despite what many law of attraction teachings state, regarding turning our lives completely around in twenty or thirty days, I find it’s more of a natural progression. And I don’t feel natural progressions are dictated by human time tables. While there may very well be instances where people completely perform a 180 degree transformation, on all levels, in four weeks; large manifestations of change primarily unfold in a very different manner.

I personally have been involved with instantaneous materializations, so I know they are possible. Although I do feel our beliefs are directly correlated to this type of phenomenon, there is still no denying the natural, unrushed progression which can be observed consistently in nature. This is why I focused on the wisdom of water in my last post, leading up to today’s entry.

As we honestly look to the behavior of naturally occurring elements, performing as they always have on this planet; we are granted a window into a lost world, minus human socialization. This world is “lost” to most because we have forgotten the innate understanding of how all things synchronize, in harmony, through a natural orderly progression. It’s completely socialized out of us.

We have cast aside our ability to set forth a desire, line up with a steady psychological path, minus doubt, and physically pursue our interest with a soft and gentle consistency. If we would maintain this awareness, the Universe, in its own naturally progressive way, would harmoniously deliver our intention, every time. In nature there are no deadlines or demands that can force its hand. It absolutely provides what is needed and intended, but nothing can strong-arm it into doing so at a faster pace.

“Away” from the natural world, back amongst humanity, we’ve come to believe we have to make things happen, but the Universe knows better. LOA teachings indicating everything in our lives can turn around on a dime are stated with good intentions, but they still hint of deadlines, time tables, and forcing a change. This attitude flies in the face of the concept of natural progression, which can be viewed throughout all settings in nature.

Many years ago, there was a margarine commercial airing on television, boasting about the product’s taste and how it was impossible to tell the difference between it and butter. The commercials always ended with a female actress depicting Mother Nature, stating, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” These ads were insinuating the margarine company had pulled a fast one on “her” by capturing the taste of real butter in their non-butter product. While these were only commercials, this same attitude prevails among many people, even if it’s unintentional.

We are always trying to pull one over on nature to speed up a process here or there. That same mindset has even found its way into ideas and concepts for intentionally creating our reality. While we may feel we’re able to “fool” Mother Nature for a short while, there are always repercussions. This is why it’s important to understand we absolutely can have, be or do anything, but we simultaneously need to respect the natural progression of all things. If we work in harmony with this understanding, we will not burn out on the LOA, as so many do, when using it as a quick-fix remedy.

Our lives did not reach their present state overnight. They are an accumulation of momentous thoughts and actions which have come to fruition through their own natural progression. To alter our current manifested reality we absolutely must begin making emotional and physical changes, but we have to recognize this is an entire lifestyle change, for the rest of our lives. Just as years of momentum brought us to our present moment, momentum will also lead us to an entirely different place in our lives. If we have changed our thoughts and actions and are working with the flow of natural progression, instead of trying to fight it; it’s guaranteed our future will look extremely different than our past.

It can be difficult to move beyond the “I want it now” forceful mentality. This is why I frequently discuss focusing on our passion as a component of working with the law of attraction. When we pursue our passion we naturally tap into the same wisdom as flowing water, without even thinking about it. This allows us to return to that lost world of knowledge within ourselves. When focusing on passionate pursuits, we instinctually perform more in sync with the elements and the characteristics of natural progression, without always forcing something to happen. We drop the attitude of trying (which isn’t seen in nature) and adopt the attitude of consistently doing, by being softly deliberate, gently intentional and quietly unfailing. This state of being will see us through every leg of our journey.

I don’t believe understanding and assimilating the ideas of natural progression will cause manifestations to appear at a slower rate. In my opinion, it actually accentuates our abilities to become intentional creators. We will be more in harmony with the Universe and its abundance when we are simultaneously creating alongside its natural processes, as opposed to seeing ourselves wielding a form of external control over it- trying to milk it, as quickly as possible, for all it’s worth.

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Podcast #6: Law of Attraction, the Techniques

John Wolfe — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:27:49 +0000

Episode six features some of the most basic techniques for applying the law of attraction and becoming the deliberate creators of our life experience.

Here’s the direct MP3 file link:

Law of Attraction – the Techniques

This episode’s running time is 39 minutes and 57 seconds (file size for downloading is 36.5 MB) and covers:

-A simple how-to guide for meditating
-The importance of connecting to the observer during our meditation exercises
-Why utilizing visualization, in conjunction with making the observer connection, is quite possibly the best way to influence our reality
-Learning to focus upon the moment of now through journaling and appreciation exercises
-Finding the emotional feeling point for our passion and desire as we practice these steps
-Using imagery techniques for reinforcing the belief in our pursuits
-Keeping perspective while simultaneously manifesting all that we desire
-Learning to relax and allow our life experience to unfold in a manner that is best suited for what we are intending

Thanks for joining me for this sixth episode. Once again, I appreciate all the great feedback and comments I’ve been receiving about past episodes. I encourage and look forward to your continued participation.

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Podcast #4: The Law Of Attraction

John Wolfe — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:48:14 +0000

Here’s the direct MP3 file link:

The Law of Attraction & Intentionally Creating Our Reality

The running time for this episode is 38 minutes and 37 seconds (file size for downloading is 35.3 MB) and covers:

-My introduction to the Law Of Attraction
-Information on Jane Roberts: The Seth Material, and Gregg Braden: The Divine Matrix
-Paradigm shattering scientific experiments which validate the power our thoughts and emotions have over our life experiences and bodily conditions
-My personal experiences with intentionally creating my reality
-My recent encounters with the amazing materialization of pennies and their symbolic reference to my intentions for abundance
-The understanding that the Universe/unified quantum field of consciousness is belief dependent regarding our manifestations
-Benefits to understanding and applying this information

Thanks for joining me for this fourth episode. I appreciate all the great feedback and comments I’ve been receiving about past episodes and I encourage and look forward to your continued participation.

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Items Materializing from Thin Air

John Wolfe — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:52:00 +0000

I answered two email questions recently in Q & A: Law of Attraction & Manifestation, pertaining to my own success with consciously applying the law of attraction and with my own abilities for manifesting. Since answering those questions I’ve had a couple of interesting experiences I’d like to share.

While there doesn’t seem to be anything mystical about finding coins laying on the ground— something a little more intriguing is afoot when they begin actively finding us. I underlined actively because that’s the best way I can describe how two pennies made their presence known to me within the last three weeks.

The first occurred while I was standing at the sink in my kitchen. My mom and I had stopped by my place after running some errands earlier in the day. She was in the living room with her back turned to the kitchen and I had just reached for the towel to dry my hands. While drying them I noticed, out of the corner of my eye, something rolling across the floor on edge (like a wheel) towards me. I then felt and saw it bounce off of my shoe, sort of sputter around and fall flat a few inches from my right foot. I looked down and that’s when I realized it was a penny.

Now, neither one of us made any movement that could have caused the coin to roll in my direction. In fact, my mom was standing perfectly still while I was gently drying my hands on the towel. The towel always hangs loose from an exposed rack and nothing fell from it. I wasn’t carrying any loose change in my pockets at all that day either. The coin rolled towards me from the opposite end of the kitchen. There’s no shelving or items it could have fallen from in that part of the kitchen- only a wall and a closed window. When I first noticed the movement it was at least three or four feet away from me.

If it had fallen off of me or out of the towel it would have dropped down flat and made a sound as it hit the floor. There was no sound whatsoever signaling the penny was being moved or dropped and everything was perfectly silent in the house when it began rolling.

Even if it had dropped or managed to roll from a source on or near me, it would have been leaving my general direction, not coming towards me from several feet away. My mom and I were the only ones in the house and neither of us budged an inch between the time I washed and began drying my hands.

I don’t leave loose change laying around on the kitchen floor, so apparently it not only moved by its own accord, it also either manifested out of nothing or was somehow transported from my room (where I do keep change) to the kitchen, prior to rolling on its edge across the linoleum. My mom witnessed it occurring from her vantage point as well. Although she had her back turned to the kitchen she noticed the penny, from the corner of her eye, rolling behind and past her.

While this event was strange, I didn’t give it a lot of thought until about a week or two later, when the second coin made its appearance. It was a Sunday morning, this time at my parents’ house, and my dad and I were doing some yard work. He had been using a pair of gloves to pick up branches and leaves for the entire hour and a half we were in the yard. There was one last pile to pick up and I borrowed the gloves he was using to finish the clean up. I had already placed a few handfuls of brush into the previously empty trash bag, when I noticed something metallic against my right thumb. I took the glove off carefully and found a penny balancing on the end of my thumb.

Of course, my mind instantly flashed back to the kitchen incident, but I wanted to know what my dad’s experiences were while wearing the gloves before I jumped to any conclusions. After speaking with him, he swore he didn’t feel anything while wearing them nor did he place the coin inside. The gloves are almost brand new (the lining’s not torn) and his hands are larger than mine, so he would have been more aware if something had been “stuck” to the fingertip. He also put them on and took them off several times throughout the morning. If something had been inside them, it would have easily fallen out during these instances.

The most interesting thing about the coin’s appearance was the fact I had been wearing the gloves for several minutes prior to it showing up. I never felt anything sliding up or down inside them during all my hand movements. And I didn’t dip my hand into anything where a penny would have fallen into the gloves either.

In one instance it wasn’t there and in the next it was. All I can recall, when I became aware of it, was the sensation of it “automatically” balancing itself on my thumb. It didn’t feel as if it materialized from within my thumb nor did it feel like it fell against it. It just simply was there.
Since this occurred, I’ve intentionally stuck a penny in many locations within the same glove (including the thumb) and it’s easily felt, immediately after placing my hand inside, each and every time.

Both of these instances separately could be forgotten, but the sheer fact they happened to me within a week or two of one another places more importance on their occurrence. I’ve looked for logical explanations in terms of them being caused by something in my surroundings. However, the likelihood of this being the case is very slim when I take into consideration the circumstances in both events. I wouldn’t even mention these occurrences if they had shown up in the “usual” way we find loose change, but the strange means for their appearance is what intrigues me. If their manifestations are not due to “normal” channels and events and I believe they aren’t, then what could be responsible and why?

I feel these experiences are connected to the deliberate intentions I’ve been setting forth for quite some time. While I’ve mentioned I’m not overly concerned or obsessed with financial gain, I do focus upon abundance in general in all the positive aspects of my life, including finances. I focus upon these ideas and images during meditation, while daydreaming or even when I have stray thoughts. I place strong desirable emotion behind these thoughts and focus. I believe these pennies were signs and signals being triggered from a deeper level of awareness within the field of consciousness.

I don’t think the value of the coins was significant in terms of the amount, but rather it was more symbolic in terms of signifying an upswing in overall financial abundance. I read a post a while back titled: How Intentions Manifest at www.stevepavlina.com where Steve discussed the Universe’s ability to give him validating signals he calls Alpha Reflections. When an intention he set forth has been received and taken hold, he encounters a synchronistic experience which is directly related to his recent intentions. I believe my experiences were similar to this but in an extremely mystical way. These pennies were rolled and “handed” to me to indicate my intentions for monetary abundance had been received and taken hold.

Now someone might say, “Well, if that’s the case, then why didn’t the pennies materialize right in front of your eyes or in your hand sans the glove?” I feel they came to me in a way I could accept but also recognize as still being special, so I would understand the deeper meaning behind their appearance. Even though I’m extremely open minded and am constantly, actively working to expand my thoughts and awareness- I probably am still not yet able to see full, instant manifestation in front of my eyes. I may have some ingrained residual limiting concepts preventing this from occurring. These two instances were the most mystical means in which the coins could come into my experience at this point in my life.

Most of our deliberate creations come forth through doors the Universe subtly opens based upon momentum of our thoughts and actions. However, I believe my experiences illustrate our potential for manifesting in an even more obvious mystical, metaphysical manner.

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Podcast #3: Our Origin & Purpose

John Wolfe — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:04:02 +0000

I just added the third episode to the audio section’s embedded player.

Here’s the direct mp3 file link:

Our Origin & Purpose

The entire running time for this episode is 20 minutes, 22 seconds (file size for downloading is 18.6 MB) and covers:

-The importance of trying new ideas and methods for empowering ourselves, while understanding we are all unique in our individual responses
-How my astral encounters have shaped my understanding of our physical reality and the innate power we all have
-The concepts of god, source, and all that is, as they apply to the human experience
-The misconceptions surrounding the idea of an external entity judging our actions
-How evidence of the law of attraction points to our limitless potential as the creators of this Universe
-Understanding our individual life purpose and means for extracting the most benefit from this understanding

I would like to thank you for joining me for this third episode and I look forward to your comments and feedback.

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Q & A: Law of Attraction & Manifestation

John Wolfe — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:03:06 +0000

Question: I see you writing a lot about the law of attraction and how each one of us is responsible for creating our own reality. I’m interested in knowing how these principles have worked for you in your life? I’m not being sarcastic with this question. It’s just that I enjoy hearing uplifting stories about how others have been able to use these ideas for manifesting the changes they desire.

Answer: I believe we are all responsible for every outcome that presents itself within our lives. With that being said, I can honestly say a large portion of my life was spent creating things that weren’t bringing me a lot of joy, because I wasn’t a very happy person.

As I look back on these past experiences I can see the direct correlation between my mindset (along with my predominant emotional states) and the results, which consistently kept replicating in my life. I know you were referring to more desirable manifestations in your question; however I mention my past undesirable ones because they’ve helped me to realize my thoughts and feelings have always influenced my reality.

It’s very empowering for me to look back and say, “Hey, if I had the ability to create in that manner, just think of what I can do when I intentionally direct my thoughts and feelings.”

To provide an answer to your question about how my life has beneficially changed by applying these principles- I would have to say that by far the most amazing change has been an internal one. While I still have many old disempowering habits within my thought processes, I now find myself primarily working actively with my emotions.

I also intentionally look for moments of stillness throughout each day. These are brief instances, where I tap into a feeling of releasing my thoughts (as much as possible) and only observing and feeling oneness with all things. I’ll take a few minutes in the morning or evening to do this, observing aspects of nature or the night sky and really feeling the vastness of it all; yet simultaneously being aware that it all springs forth from a connection within.

I set aside time to feel intense feelings of appreciation for the gifts in my life (including those I feel that are on their way). I also work on going within to explore ways I can be of service or benefit to others- in many ways, but specifically through this site. And speaking of this site…

The entire creation of Wind of the Soul, along with my Halloween website, came about through so many interesting synchronicities. They’ve both definitely been two of the most thrilling recent physical manifestations in my life.

There were so many things about these two projects that seemed to line up perfectly, from coming across the right people at the right time, to things that fell into place, which I wasn’t even trying to accomplish, and more. Of course, there’s been a lot of work that’s gone into building both sites, but it’s been so much fun and is so fulfilling. They’ve provided me with a level of happiness and satisfaction that I’ve yet to feel during anything else I’ve been involved with.

Question: What’s more important for seeing results manifest in our lives, determination and perseverance or relaxing and expecting things to happen? I’ve yet to actually see proof that anything fully manifests without exerting a lot of physical effort.

Answer: You may be interested in the post I recently wrote entitled: Manifesting Desirable Results Through Balance. It addresses these same types of questions.

I understand where you’re coming from about exerting a lot of physical effort. I used to believe that the only way to get anywhere was to practically kill myself. I’ve approached jobs in the past in this manner. I’ve also been very much into physical fitness and bodybuilding and used to approach exercise with this same mindset.

I abused my body for years trying to make things happen (both in the gym and at work), yet the payoffs were never worth the effort I exerted. Yes, I earned my wages and yes, I gained muscle, but in terms of fulfillment I was empty. There was a missing part in my equation, which prevented my extreme investment of labor from yielding any abundant gains.

That missing part consisted of exuberance, fire and passion for what I was doing. And even though I enjoyed lifting weights, I was burnt out (and emotionally out of touch) in so many other areas that any amount of physical action was not translating well.

I believe when we are on fire and emotionally squared up with the actions we are taking, then the results flow naturally to us. Not to mention that our actions don’t really feel all that determined any longer; they feel much more effortless. Being determined and persevering only feel like a necessity when we are solely relying on our physical actions and specifically when taking actions we are not enjoying.

Does manifestation require some physical effort? *Absolutely; however that effort seems miniscule when we are pointing it toward something which ignites our passion [*I do believe there are people with the ability to manifest objects “from thin air” with almost zero effort, however the majority of humankind has not adopted an unwavering belief in those abilities yet].

Do the people our society deems successful work fewer hours than those that are deemed unsuccessful? No, usually not. Yet, the difference in the rewards reaped is usually astronomical, in terms of fulfillment as well as material gain. But, I can almost guarantee the ones deemed unsuccessful (I’m only using these labels to illustrate my point, not to judge) are exerting their effort on things, which do not ignite their passion. They are going through the motions of physical labor, yet they are not on fire; performing the type of work or activities they enjoy.

As we continue to approach life in this manner and we associate with others that do the same, we start to believe it takes large amounts of determination to “succeed.” The ones who feel they are the most determined, to force something to happen, hardly ever end up acquiring the status of being successful (by society’s standards). Especially, when they neglect the most important aspect of taking action- the way it makes them feel prior to and during its unfolding.

An aside to all of this: we have to remember our emotions are all about where we are in terms of feeling our power. If determination feels more empowering for someone, then that’s great, however it’s not an ideal emotion to hang around in forever. Once we begin pursuing those actions which positively stoke our emotional furnace, then a relaxed expectation of manifestation will become our predominant way of feeling.

And that does it for this question and answer installment. I really appreciate the interesting questions I’ve been receiving. If you have any metaphysical, self help or spiritual development questions you would like to see addressed, feel free to contact me. As always, your name will be kept private unless you request otherwise.

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The Law of Distraction

John Wolfe — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:48:57 +0000

Consciously applying the law of attraction has been shown to yield amazing manifestations in the lives of those that believe in it and intentionally put it to work. But what about those individuals that understand attraction, yet can’t seem to break out of their habitually patterned negative thoughts?

Working with the law of attraction is a very simple concept to understand, however applying those easily understood concepts can sometimes be extremely difficult. This can be especially true after many decades of negative thought processes have taken root. As our negative inclinations become habitual, while accompanied by strong emotions, the physical manifestations in our lives will reflect this.

This entire process is internalized at a much deeper level within the psyche. Without realizing it, we can become walking talking magnets primarily for the very things that we are complaining about and hoping to avoid. Those habits can be difficult to break, even after learning about attraction.

This article is for those that know we are responsible for everything that enters into our lives, yet may still be having issues getting past ingrained negative thoughts. I place myself in this category because I have seen the positive physical changes, which have come into my life when I consciously apply law of attraction. But I still have many years of ingrained negative thought patterning that I sometimes find myself utilizing.

Working with my emotions to find feelings of relief is almost always the best way for me to approach these negative thoughts, however when that doesn’t seem to work I like to employ the technique of distracting myself. Although distraction is not considered a law like attraction, I believe it too is a powerful tool for conscious creation.

When our desires are brand new, we almost always initially set forth amazingly charged positive emotional intentions for achieving them. It’s only as time goes by that we may find ourselves slipping into our old thought patterns and worrying over when our intentions will manifest. These old ways of thinking are capable of disrupting our previously positive point of attraction.

If we could just leave our desires alone and not over-analyze them, time and again, the Universe would open doors for them to enter quickly into our lives. A great example of this situation, which I’ve applied in my own life, centers on matters of health.

I will sometimes find myself experiencing a negative bodily condition and the more I devote my attention to the ailment, the more pronounced the symptoms become- every single time. Even though I desire to feel better, my consistent attention to the ache or pain causes it to increase. This is a case of my attention to the current situation being more dominant than my desire for an improved condition.

I’m predominantly focusing upon what’s occurring instead of what I actually want to occur. Once I reach a point of being able to shift my attention to other subjects (that make me feel better) and keep my focus within those subjects for varying lengths of time, I begin to notice a decrease in my symptoms.

It can sometimes be extremely difficult to find a better feeling place about an ailment that affects our body, while we continue to think about our body. Distraction can be a powerful form of medicine in these situations. In many cases the best thing we can do is involve ourselves in other activities that completely remove our attention from the focus on the ailment.

Now you may be thinking,”but don’t we have to create the intention that we want to feel better and then hold on to it? What good will distraction do if we don’t adhere to the idea of feeling better?” If you can find the place of what it feels like to be experiencing wellness while you’re hurting, then that would be a great plan. Most people are not capable of hurting and disregarding their pain long enough to find the feeling of wellness and then hold onto it without interruption though.

It’s far easier for them to preoccupy themselves instead. Through distraction their vibration shifts away from the focal point of their illness or pain. They immediately set forth the intention to feel good as soon as they began feeling sick or started hurting and they will continue emanating that feeling throughout their illness.

But that feeling will not physically manifest if they continue to primarily focus upon the situation at hand. What they must now do is find a place to release the resistance that would prevent the wellness from making its way into their lives. And by removing their attention (through distracting themselves) from the ache, pain or illness, they are well on their way to allowing a “healing” to take place.

I’m not advising that people quit seeing their doctors. Doctors serve an important role. They can tend to our wellness through their own methods of distracting our attention. Many times their modalities of treatment work only because they cause us to focus on well being instead of on illness. My posts are not here to replace medical advice but rather they are here in the hopes that you can find your emotional point of well being as a form of preventative medicine, eliminating the need to rely on doctors to provide a distraction for you.

Of course matters of health are only one example of applying techniques for manifesting what we desire through distraction. Preoccupying ourselves can be used to calm or soothe every circumstance in our lives where we are not capable of finding a thought that feels better. Distraction does represent more of an action based decision than emotionally based, but through the action of distraction we are led to better feeling emotions.

Many people believe that to fully utilize the law of attraction they have to be consistently thinking of their desires all day long. This approach is fine, as long as those thoughts lean more toward expectation and anticipation than fear or worry about their desires manifesting.

But again, if we find ourselves in a place of doubt or negativity and reaching for emotional relief feels impossible, then distracting ourselves from the subject can be extremely beneficial. It’s far more beneficial than sitting in a negative emotional state while hoping to draw into our lives our hopes and dreams. If you find yourself struggling to release your negativity in certain situations, give the “law” of distraction a try, prior to returning to the subject that was throwing you off your game.

The key to becoming conscious positive creators is to find the best feeling emotions we can and I have consistently found that distraction will provide a means for doing that. Perhaps there is no better way to change what we look at, than to distract ourselves from it, eventually coming back to it from a much better feeling place. Remember what Wayne Dyer always says, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

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Abraham & the Law of Attraction

John Wolfe — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:27:56 +0000

The phenomenal teachings of Abraham have been pouring forth from non-physical awareness, through Esther Hicks, for over two decades. In the process they’ve changed thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of lives for the better. Abraham’s teachings are categorized as channeled works, however that’s not a word that you’d find Esther or her husband Jerry using to describe them. Esther prefers to be known as a translator, which is why I described her as such in my post The Secret.

Although the name Abraham is singular, it represents the awareness of a group consciousness, which “speaks” in vibration to Esther (as thought). She then translates those vibrational thoughts into words, utilizing her own vocabulary and her own speaking voice. There’s no possession or relinquishing of her physical body involved. In fact she has stated that she feels extremely exhilarated and is completely present during the process, yet can simultaneously feel Abraham’s awareness flooding into her.

Abraham brings forth information, which has been stated in many different ways for thousands of years; however they add a clarity and freshness that makes it easy to understand, grasp and apply. They teach that our thoughts, through our emotional resonance, create every aspect of our reality, based upon a principle called the law of attraction.

LOA and Our Emotional Guidance
The law of attraction (LOA) lies at the heart of both the physical and non-physical Universe or Multiverse and is the manager of what can and cannot make its way into our experience. LOA is impartial as it serves our predominant, consistent, emotionally charged thoughts. Abraham teaches that the energy humans refer to as god projected itself into our physical awareness. It’s through god/source/our inner being’s constant communication (through our emotions) that we become aware of whether we are moving toward or away from that which we desire.

Our inner being never joins us as we hold negative thoughts; no matter how justified (in our human interpretation) we believe we are. This is the reason we feel undesirable emotion. It’s our indicator that we are choosing to view life outside the manner of our inner being’s interpretation. When we judge others, ourselves or circumstances and experiences in a harsh manner, we literally divide ourselves in two- the human perspective and the source perspective. Abraham teaches that emotions were always meant to be our feedback mechanism, serving as source’s means for providing guidance in this physical environment.

The teachings go on to state that the more in alignment we become with our inner being’s view, the better we will feel. When we are loving, joyful and appreciative, we are in full alignment with our source, as indicated by our desirable feeling emotions. In turn, the law of attraction will begin to knock itself out to alter circumstances and events in our environment to bring forth what we desire and hope for.

While much of this information may not be new; one of the greatest gems I have found in Abraham’s teachings is the acknowledgement of where we are. They teach that wherever we are on the emotional scale- ranging from depression all the way to joy is fine. It’s all about giving ourselves permission to be present and experience our emotions, instead of denying them and trying to suppress them.

This alone was extremely liberating for me, because I’ve always had a tendency to try and cover up how I truly feel- not being honest with myself and others for fear of their response. Only when we acknowledge where we are can we then take full responsibility for our lives. And once we are honest with ourselves, we can begin to take the emotional journey toward anything that brings the feeling of relief.

Another rare gem among these teachings is the concept of allowing ourselves to feel rage and anger. Most metaphysical, self help and spiritual models, for living life, view this as being improper, as does a good portion of our society. But Abraham encourages it, if we are in a place of feeling extreme fear or depression.

When we move into rage we can start to take our power back, which was stripped from us in our less desirable emotional states. They don’t encourage that we physically act on our rage, but instead feel our way through it. From rage, we could move into anger, then into discouragement and blame, and on as we continuously work our way toward more desirable feeling emotions, all via the intention of reaching for relief.

The Stream of Life
Abraham consistently uses the analogy of life being a stream and the fact that all of us are inserting our boats into this stream in different emotional locations. In the human experience, our primary response is to get into the water and fight the current for all we’re worth as if we have something to prove. If we would instead allow ourselves to stop the fight and the urge to paddle upstream, we would be gently turned and carried quite naturally along with the current.

This stream of life has been put into place by each one of us and all of our collective individual experiences. The more life experiences we’ve lived, the more we tend to launch desires. The more desires we launch, the faster our individual streams flow. If we decide to start bucking a fast moving current and not allow the natural float trip, we’re going to have an extremely rough time.

Our individual streams provide our life journey, but this doesn’t mean we are puppets on a string. It’s through our choices, as we take our float trip (or fight it every step of the way), that we are presented with side tributaries branching off in hundreds of other directions. Using this example we could say that the stream represents not only the flow of life but destiny itself. Along destiny’s current we can take any side path we choose through our free will. But we cannot escape our destiny of the stream’s current; we can only postpone its benefits. As Abraham always says, “We don’t come forth to get it done. We come forth for a ride on the river.”

Whether you believe in channeling (the traditional definition or mine) or not, it doesn’t really matter. The fantastic information provided in the vast body of Jerry and Esther’s work speaks for itself, as does their track record of success for providing others with the tools to fully empower themselves. The teachings, which come forth, mean far more to me than any explanation of how Esther does what she does.

If you’re interested in learning more about Abraham and their teachings, I highly recommend the books, Ask and It Is Given and The Law of Attraction.

If you’re interested in learning more about Abraham, Jerry and Esther; I can’t recommend enough, the beautiful film, Introducing Abraham-The Secret Behind The Secret.

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The Secret

John Wolfe — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:30:29 +0000

Prior to writing this entry, I contemplated whether or not I should even devote a post to this topic. Not because it’s not extremely worthwhile, but because anyone that’s even the slightest bit interested in mystical self empowerment and spiritual growth has already been bombarded with information pertaining to The Secret.

In fact, it’s probably one of the only films, coming out of the self help/metaphysical genre to blast its way into the stratosphere of the mainstream market, without even having a theatrical release. And once Oprah Winfrey got involved, by having teachers from the film on her television and radio shows, it reached an even broader audience. However, there’s always the possibility that many newcomers to the information I discuss, in the Wind of the Soul Blog, may not be familiar with the film- so it’s with the intention of bringing this information to those readers that I decided to pursue this post.

Summary
I first viewed The Secret almost a year ago. I believe it’s been roaming the internet and DVD format for about eighteen months now. I’ve come across the majority of information, contained in the movie, over the course of many years of reading other metaphysical works and teachings. So, it’s safe to say the core principles of the film are not really a “secret.” However, I felt the ideas and strategies for applying these principles has never been clearer than the manner in which they were presented in the movie.

The film speaks on our ability to create our reality, but it does so through utilizing teachings on the law of attraction. We live in an inclusion based Universe, meaning that whatever we predominantly think about, while tying in heavy emotional emphasis (desirable or undesirable), manifests in our lives. The film presents strategies for helping us harness our emotions, along with ways to utilize visualization and meditation to clearly envision what we intentionally expect to receive from our life experience.

The catch in all of this is that the Universe is impartial in what it provides, whether we’re focusing on it because we want it or because we don’t want it- hence the emphasis on inclusion. As long as we include it in our thoughts, propelled by strong emotion, we are sending the signal or vibrational frequency out into the Universe. The Universe then matches that frequency with all circumstances, people and events that are the vibrational equivalent to our frequency emissions. This process is forever ongoing, as long as emotionally charged thoughts are running through our minds.

The movie covers matters of finance, health, relationships, and troubling issues in our world, pointing to the fact that a bountiful abundance or lack of these things is dependent upon our predominant emotional states. Overall, I believe The Secret is a great starting point for anyone who’s interested in employing some of the basic techniques, proving to yourself how impressive your thoughts and emotions are upon what you’re receiving in your life. I can honestly say I have seen the law of attraction at work, many times- in fact I’ve tested it to verify its authenticity. Of course it’s at work all of the time, we just become so consumed with our daily activities that we tend to overlook its presence.

There are actually two versions of the film in circulation, with the first edition being much more limited in number. Esther Hicks, one of the teachers in the movie- and my personal favorite- was removed from the second edition because of contractual issues, brought on by the producers. If you happen to rent or purchase the film, you will more than likely be seeing the second edition, minus Esther.

Both versions have great visual effects including creative green screen shots, appearing over the shoulders of the teachers while they speak, and storyline dramatizations, which develop around each teacher’s commentary. The film style is very appealing with a relaxed feel that’s not at all preachy.

The Teachers
I’d like to include a short summary on a few of my favorite teachers from the film. The descriptions from this list are based upon my impressions of their appearance in both The Secret and from further extensive exploration of their individual works.

Esther Hicks: Esther brings forth the entire foundation on which the film is based. Her work, along with her husband Jerry, has been instrumental in further expanding upon the fundamental teachings pertaining to our thoughts creating our reality. This information has been around for hundreds of thousands of years, but Esther and Jerry, through the teachings of Abraham, have made it extremely simple to grasp, while simultaneously taking it beyond anything I’ve ever read or seen before.

Esther is a translator. She translates the power I was referring to in my last post, Intentionally Reclaiming Our Power, into words and phrases, illuminating the meaning of life. While I know you can’t find many copies, still in circulation, which include Esther in the film, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention her and her incredible contribution. I’m going to be devoting an entire post to Esther and Jerry’s work, coming up soon.

Michael Beckwith: Michael is an awesome spiritual leader based out of Los Angeles, at the AGAPE church. His church has a very metaphysical foundation, minus the dogmatic teachings that are present in most organized religious groups- metaphysical or traditional. Michael is a strong advocate of teaching people about their innate natural abilities and the fact that we are god expressing itself in human form. He also believes that it’s quite natural for god to want to allow itself (in this form) to have access to immense abundance, riches and wealth (if we choose to do so). It’s through these means that we are afforded the ability to further expand and experience the many opportunities this physical environment has to offer. I’m not a church going person, but if I lived in L.A. I would definitely spend some time at AGAPE.

Mike Dooley: Mike has more of a “cameo” role in the film, but that doesn’t prevent him from having an important impact. He relates some great tips on visualization techniques that go beyond imagination, informing us how vital it is to work ourselves into an emotional fervor over our desires- if we truly want to change our lives. After watching The Secret, I also have really come to enjoy the valuable information Mike provides on his website. While I haven’t purchased any of his products, as of yet, I am a subscriber to his notes from the Universe emails- which are great! If you’re interested in learning more about Mike, his teachings, and his site, you can reach him at TUT.com.

Neale Donald Walsch: Neale’s part in the film is even smaller than Mike Dooley’s, but I’m such a fan of his work, away from The Secret, that I felt the need to mention him as well. Neale is another translator, similar to Esther Hicks. He has directly tuned himself into the immense energies that flow through this Universe, bringing them forth into a fantastic series of books and recordings known as Conversations With God. Earlier this year, the production company, Spiritual Cinema Circle created the biographical film version of Conversations With God, focusing on Neale and his journey out of the abyss and into this inspiring field.

Jack Canfield: Author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books relates a great story about using the secret to go from earning eight thousand dollars per year to one hundred thousand dollars and later one million dollars per year. Jack makes some meaningful contributions to The Secret, throughout the entire film. I especially admire (and use) his logic pertaining to all undertakings in life- Jack states, “If it aint fun, don’t do it.”

This film and the wonderful teachings in it, helped to place me on the fast track for fully applying the principles I’ve been aware of for quite some time. It also introduced me to some amazing people and their work, which in turn has taken me down many more paths of development and joyous research. I highly recommend The Secret to anyone who’s looking for an uplifting visual experience, along with an introductory crash course in how we are responsible for everything that enters into our lives.

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