Is the Law of Attraction hocus pocus new age hype designed to sell a lot of books, workshops and coaching or a Universal Law? I’d say both.
When “The Secret” came out in the mid 2000s there was a hypnotic appeal that developed an almost cult like following. “Great” I thought. “Humanity is finally going to awaken to our true power and create a world that works for everyone”.
Marketing was perfect for maximizing attention/profit – specifically because consumer mentality is all about immediate gratification. If it’s hard, most consumers roll their eyes and walk away. No one wants to hear the dirty details or to be bothered with the whole truth.
People spent tons of money learning to use this tool - promoted to magically create wealth with the power of thought while glossing over the concept of detachment and maintaining the feeling of success before evidence appears. Excitement quelled and criticism erupted about the Law of Attraction being garbage.
Our world faces some serious challenges these days, shaking fundamental beliefs with blatant corruption enslaving thought patterns of the masses. Did “The Secret” get so much attention from centrally owned corporate entertainment because it focused on material wealth from an egotistic (fear based) perspective?
Issues like financial crisis, health emergencies and terrorism strike at base survival fears. Work demands, social expectations and a 24 hour news cycle keep us distracted from internal work necessary to manage stress. We get desperate and grab personal empowerment tools like weapons to defend ourselves from evils of the world.
It doesn’t work that way.
My experience indicates that the Law of Attraction only works when we come from the heart space of abundance. In order to manifest anything, we have to feel like it is already present in our experience. We have to KNOW we are manifesting because it is the act of knowing that activates the creative force of the universe.
Other keys to engagement are suspension of expectation and judgment. Coming from the space of “I need it to happen by (such and such a date)” is an expectation that might not be what is in your highest and best good. Having a check list of what your manifestation looks like sets you up for judging your goal dressed in a different package as “wrong”, sabotaging receipt of blessings.
Visualization in all its forms is just a tool to get us in the heart space of being there now so we can begin seeing, touching, hearing, smelling and tasting success. Getting locked into the form manifestations will take obscures the ability to recognize and accept universal gifts being presented.
Besides, the entire goal setting process limits our creation to current knowledge and imagination. It’s good to have a place to start, but leave room for something better. Use the creative tools then get out of your own way by releasing control of timing and results. Trusting the flow of life and having faith in your own creative ability solidifies the manifestation process.
Someday, we’ll have proof for what we now see as the magic of intentional manifestation. In the mean time, I’m engaging biological technology not yet explained by science.
When “The Secret” came out in the mid 2000s there was a hypnotic appeal that developed an almost cult like following. “Great” I thought. “Humanity is finally going to awaken to our true power and create a world that works for everyone”.
Marketing was perfect for maximizing attention/profit – specifically because consumer mentality is all about immediate gratification. If it’s hard, most consumers roll their eyes and walk away. No one wants to hear the dirty details or to be bothered with the whole truth.
People spent tons of money learning to use this tool - promoted to magically create wealth with the power of thought while glossing over the concept of detachment and maintaining the feeling of success before evidence appears. Excitement quelled and criticism erupted about the Law of Attraction being garbage.
Our world faces some serious challenges these days, shaking fundamental beliefs with blatant corruption enslaving thought patterns of the masses. Did “The Secret” get so much attention from centrally owned corporate entertainment because it focused on material wealth from an egotistic (fear based) perspective?
Issues like financial crisis, health emergencies and terrorism strike at base survival fears. Work demands, social expectations and a 24 hour news cycle keep us distracted from internal work necessary to manage stress. We get desperate and grab personal empowerment tools like weapons to defend ourselves from evils of the world.
It doesn’t work that way.
My experience indicates that the Law of Attraction only works when we come from the heart space of abundance. In order to manifest anything, we have to feel like it is already present in our experience. We have to KNOW we are manifesting because it is the act of knowing that activates the creative force of the universe.
Other keys to engagement are suspension of expectation and judgment. Coming from the space of “I need it to happen by (such and such a date)” is an expectation that might not be what is in your highest and best good. Having a check list of what your manifestation looks like sets you up for judging your goal dressed in a different package as “wrong”, sabotaging receipt of blessings.
Visualization in all its forms is just a tool to get us in the heart space of being there now so we can begin seeing, touching, hearing, smelling and tasting success. Getting locked into the form manifestations will take obscures the ability to recognize and accept universal gifts being presented.
Besides, the entire goal setting process limits our creation to current knowledge and imagination. It’s good to have a place to start, but leave room for something better. Use the creative tools then get out of your own way by releasing control of timing and results. Trusting the flow of life and having faith in your own creative ability solidifies the manifestation process.
Someday, we’ll have proof for what we now see as the magic of intentional manifestation. In the mean time, I’m engaging biological technology not yet explained by science.
