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ALSOBYESTHERANDJERRYHICKS(TheTeachingsofAbraham®)
BOOKS,CALENDAR,ANDCARDDECKSTheAmazingPowerofDeliberateIntent(alsoavailableinSpanish)
AskandItIsGiven(alsoavailableinSpanish)AskandItIsGivenCards
AskandItIsGivenPerpetualFlipCalendarTheAstonishingPowerofEmotions(alsoavailableinSpanish)
GettingintotheVortexGuidedMeditationsCDandUserGuide(book-with-CD)Health,andtheLawofAttractionCards
TheLawofAttraction(alsoavailableinSpanish)TheLawofAttractionCardsManifestYourDesires
Money,andtheLawofAttraction(alsoavailableinSpanish)Money,andtheLawofAttractionCards
Sara,Book1:SaraLearnstheSecretabouttheLawofAttractionSara,Book2:Solomon’sFineFeatherlessFriends
Sara,Book3:ATalkingOwlIsWorthaThousandWords!TheTeachingsofAbrahamWell-BeingCards
TheVortex
CDPROGRAMS
TheAmazingPowerofDeliberateIntent(PartsIandII:two4-CDsets)AskandItIsGiven(PartsIandII:two4-CDsets)
AskandItIsGiven:AnIntroductiontoTheTeachingsofAbraham-Hicks(4-CDset)
TheAstonishingPowerofEmotions(8-CDset)TheLawofAttraction(4-CDset)
TheLawofAttractionDirectlyfromSource(1CD)Money,andtheLawofAttraction(8-CDset)
Sara,Books1,2,3(unabridgedaudiobooks;3-CDsets)TheTeachingsofAbrahamMasterCourseAudio(11-CDset)
TheVortex(8-CDset)
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DVDPROGRAMS
AskandItIsGiven:AnIntroductiontoTheTeachingsofAbraham-Hicks(4-DVDset)
TheLawofAttractioninAction,EpisodesI-XII(2-DVDsets)Money,andtheLawofAttraction(1DVD)
PushtheLaunchButton!:Alaska2012(3-DVDset)TheTeachingsofAbraham:TheMasterCourseVideo(5-DVDset)
ThinkandGetSlim:NaturalWeightLoss(2-DVDset)
Alloftheaboveareavailableatyourlocalbookstore,ormaybeorderedbyvisiting:
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Coverdesign:AeshnaRoyInteriordesignofTheLawofAttractionandMoney,andtheLawofAttraction:TriciaBreidenthalInteriordesignofTheVortex:NickC.WelchTheLawofAttraction,TheTeachingsofAbraham,TheArtofAllowing,SegmentIntending,andTheScienceofDeliberateCreationareregisteredtrademarksofEstherandJerryHicks.
Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedbyanymechanical,photographic,orelectronicprocess,orintheformofaphonographicrecording;normayitbestoredinaretrievalsystem,transmitted,orotherwisebecopiedforpublicorprivateuse—otherthanfor“fairuse”asbriefquotationsembodiedinarticlesandreviews—withoutpriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.
Theauthorsofthisbookdonotdispensemedicaladviceorprescribetheuseofanytechniqueasaformoftreatmentforphysical,emotional,ormedicalproblemswithouttheadviceofaphysician,eitherdirectlyorindirectly.Theintentoftheauthorsisonlytoofferinformationofageneralnaturetohelpyouinyourquestforemotionalandspiritualwell-being.Intheeventyouuseanyoftheinformationinthisbookforyourself,whichisyourconstitutionalright,theauthorsandthepublisherassumenoresponsibilityforyouractions.
LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2013942839
HardcoverISBN:978-1-4019-4420-9
1615141343211stedition,September2013
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CONTENTS
BOOK1:TheLawofAttraction:TheBasicsoftheTeachingsofAbraham®
ForewordbyNealeDonaldWalschPrefacebyJerryHicks
PartI:OurPathtotheAbrahamExperiencePartII:TheLawofAttractionPartIII:TheScienceofDeliberateCreationPartIV:TheArtofAllowingPartV:SegmentIntending
BOOK2:Money,andtheLawofAttraction:LearningtoAttractWealth,Health,andHappiness
PrefacebyJerryHicks
PartI:PivotingandtheBookofPositiveAspectsPartII:AttractingMoneyandManifestingAbundancePartIII:MaintainingMyPhysicalWell-BeingPartIV:PerspectivesofHealth,Weight,andMindPartV:Careers,asProfitableSourcesofPleasure
BOOK3:TheVortex:WheretheLawofAttractionAssemblesAllCooperativeRelationships
PrefacebyJerryHicks
PartI:YourVortex,andtheLawofAttraction:LearningtoAttractJoyousCo-creators
PartII:Mating,andtheLawofAttraction:ThePerfectMate—GettingOne,BeingOne,AttractingOne
PartIII:Sexuality,andtheLawofAttraction:Sexuality,Sensuality,andtheOpinionsofOthers
PartIV:Parenting,andtheLawofAttraction:CreatingPositiveParent/ChildRelationshipsinaWorldofContrast
PartV:Self-Appreciation,andtheLawofAttraction:Appreciation,the
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“Magical”KeytoYourVortex
FlawedPremises
AbouttheAuthors
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Thisbookisdedicatedtoallofyouwho,inyourdesireforenlightenmentandWell-Being,haveaskedthequestionsthisbookhasanswered;andtothefourdelightfulchildrenofourchildren,whoareexamplesofwhatthebookteaches:Laurel(8);Kevin(5);Kate(4);andLuke(1),whoarenotyetaskingbecausetheyhavenotyet
forgotten.
AndtheseteachingsareespeciallydedicatedtoLouiseHay,whosedesiretoaskandlearn—anddisseminatearoundthisplane—theprinciplesofWell-Being,hasledhertocreatetheHayHouse
publishingcompany,whichhasenabledthedistributionofsomuchjoythroughouttheworld.
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Foreword
byNealeDonaldWalsch,thebest-sellingauthorofTheConversationswithGodseriesandHomewithGodinaLifeThatNeverEnds
Thisisit.Heretheyare.Youdon’thavetogoanyfurther.Putalltheotherbooksdown,un-enrollfromalltheworkshopsandseminars,andtellyourlifecoachyouwon’tneedtobecallinganymore.
Becausethisisit:everythingyouneedtoknowaboutlifeandhowtomakeitwork.Heretheyare:alltherulesoftheroadforthisextraordinaryjourney.Allthetoolswithwhichtocreatetheexperiencesyou’vealwayswanted.Youdon’thavetogoanyfurtherthanwhereyouarerightnow.
Indeed,lookatwhatyou’vedonealready.Justlook.Imean,rightnow,lookatwhatyou’reholdinginyourhands.Youdidthat.Youputthisbookrighthere,rightwhereitis,rightinfrontof
youreyes.Youmanifestedit,outoftheclearbluesky.Thataloneisalltheevidenceyouneedthatthisbookworks.
Doyouunderstand?No,no,don’tjumpoverthis.It’simportantthatyoureallyhearthis.I’mtellingyouthatyouareholdinginyourhandsthebestproofyoucouldevergiveyourselfthattheLawofAttractionisreal,iseffective,andproducesphysicaloutcomesintherealworld.
Letmeexplain.Somewhereinthedeepreachesofyourconsciousness,somewhereinan
importantplaceinyourmind,yousetanintentiontoreceivethismessage,or
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thisbookwouldneverhavefounditswaytoyou.Thisisnosmallthinghere.Thisisabigdeal.Believeme,it’sabigdeal.
Becauseyouareabouttocreateexactlywhatyousetyourintentiontocreate:amajorchangeinyourlife.
Thatwasyourintention,wasn’tit?Ofcourseitwas.Whatisoccurringasyoureadthesewordswouldn’tbehappeningifyouhadn’tplacedyourattentiononadeepdesiretoliftyourday-to-dayexperiencetoanewlevel.You’vewantedtodothisforalongtime.Youronlyquestionshavebeen:How?Whataretherules?Whatarethetools?
Well,heretheyare.Youaskedforthem,yougot‘em.Andthat’stheveryfirstrule,bytheway.Whatyouaskfor,youget.Butthere’smoretoitthanthat—lotsmore.Andthat’swhatthisextraordinarybookisabout.Here,you’renotonlygoingtobegivensomeprettyamazingtools,butinstructionsonhowtousethem.
Haveyoueverwishedthatlifecamewithaninstructionbook?Hey,goodwishing.Nowitdoes.WehaveEstherandJerryHickstothankforthat.And,ofcourse,Abraham.
(Theywilltellyouallaboutwhothatisinthefascinating,exhilaratingtexttofollow.)EstherandJerryaredevotingtheirlivestothejoyofsharingthewondrousmessagesthatAbrahamhasgiventhem.Iadmireandlovethemsomuchforthis;andIamso,sograteful,fortheyaretrulyextraordinarypeopleonagloriousmissiontobringglorytothemissionuponwhichwehaveallembarked:thelivingandtheexperiencingofthegloryofLifeitself,andofWhoWeReallyAre.
Iknowthatyouwillbesoimpressed,andsoblessed,bywhatyoufindhere.Iknowthatreadingthisbookwillproduceaturningpointinyourlife.Hereisnotonlyadescriptionofthemostimportantlawoftheuniverse(theonlyoneyou’lleverneedtoknowabout,really),butaneasy-to-understandexplanationofthemechanicsoflife.Thisisbreathtakinginformation.Thisismonumentaldata.Thisisbrilliant,flashinginsight.
ThereareveryfewbooksaboutwhichIwouldsaywhatIamgoingtosaynext.Readeverywordhere,anddoeverythingthisbooksays.Itanswersallthequestionsyouhavesoearnestlyaskedinyourheart.So—mayIbethisdirect?—payattention.
Thisbookisabouthowtopayattention,andifyoupayattentiontohowtopayattention,youreveryintentioncanbemademanifestinyourreality—andthatwillchangeyourlifeforever.
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Preface
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byJerryHicks
ThegroundbreakingphilosophyofpracticalspiritualitythatyouareabouttodiscoverinthisbookwasfirstrevealedtoEstherandmein1986,inresponsetotheverylonglistofquestionsthatIhadbeenwithoutanswerfor,formanyyears.
Withinthesepagesyou’llfindthebasicsoftheTeachingsofAbraham™astheywerelovinglyspokentousintheveryfirstdaysofourinteractionswiththem(pleasenotethatthesingularname“Abraham”isagroupoflovingentities,whichiswhythey’rereferredtointheplural).
Therecordingsfromwhichthisbookevolvedwerefirstformallypublishedin1988aspartofanalbumoftenSpecialSubjectscassetterecordings.Butsincethattime,manyaspectsofAbraham’sbasicteachingsregardingtheUniversalLawofAttractionhavebeenpublishedinvariedformsofbooks,CDs,DVDs,carddecks,calendars,articles,radioandtelevisionshows,andworkshops,aswellasbythemanyotherbest-sellingauthorswhohaveincorporatedtheteachingsofAbrahamintotheirteachings.However,neverbeforethisbook,TheLawofAttraction,havetheseoriginalteachingsbeenpublishedintheirentiretyinasinglevolume.
(Shouldyouliketohearoneoftheoriginalrecordingsfromtheseries,youcanfindourfreeIntroductiontoAbrahamasa70-minutedownloadatourWebsite:www.abraham-hicks.com.)
Thisbookwascreatedbytranscribingouroriginal“AbrahamBasics”StarterSetoffiveCDsandthenaskingAbrahamtoeditthemslightlytoenhancethereadabilityofthespokenword.Abrahamhasalsoaddedseveralnewpassagesforthesakeofclarityandcontinuity.
Millionsofreaders,listeners,andviewershavebeenenjoyingthevaluethey’vereceivedfromtheseteachings.AndEstherandIarethrilledtooffertoyou,inthisLawofAttractionformat,theoriginalbasicteachingsofAbraham.
ButhowdoesthisbookcomparetoAbraham’sAskandItIsGiven?Well,
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considerTheLawofAttractionthebasicprimerfromwhichalloftheotherteachingshaveflowed.AndconsiderAskandItIsGiventobethemostcomprehensivevolumeofthefirst20yearsofAbraham’steachings.
Revisitingthislife-changingmaterialinthepreparationofthepublicationofthisbookhasbeenawonderfulexperienceforEstherandme,forwe’vebeenremindedofthesebasicandsimpleLawsthatAbrahameffectivelyexplainedtoussomanyyearsago.
Sinceoriginallyreceivingthismaterial,EstherandIhavedoneourbesttoapplytoourownliveswhatwehavelearnedabouttheseLaws,andthemarvelousprogressionofourjoyouslivesisastounding.WetookAbrahamattheirwordbecauseeverythingtheytoldusmadesomuchsensetous,buttheapplicationoftheseteachingshasnowbeenproveninourday-to-dayexperience.Anditiswithextraordinaryjoythatwecantellyou—fromourownpersonalexperience:Thisworks!
(Editor’s Note: Please note that since there aren’t always physical English words toperfectlyexpresstheNon-PhysicalthoughtsthatEstherreceives,shesometimesformsnewcombinations of words, as well as using standard words in new ways—for example,capitalizingoritalicizingthemwhennormallytheywouldn’tbe—inordertoexpressnewwaysoflookingatlife.)
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INTRODUCTION
byJerryHicks
We’vewrittenthisbooktointroduceyoutoUniversalLawsandpracticalprocessesthatwillguideyouclearlyandpreciselytotherealizationofyournaturalstateofWell-Being.Yourreadingofthisbookwillgiveyoutheuniqueandbeneficialexperienceofhearingprecise,powerfulanswerstoquestionsthatI’veaccumulatedfromalifetimeofasking.Andyoursuccessfulutilizationofthisjoy-basedphilosophyofpracticalspiritualitywillalsohelpyouguideotherstolivingwhatevertheywouldconsidertobetheperfectlife.
Manyhaveindicatedtomethatmyquestions,inmanyways,havemirroredtheirown.Andso,asyouexperiencetheclarityandbrillianceofAbraham’sanswers,notonlywillyoulikelybegintofeelatruesatisfactionthatlong-askedquestionshavebeenanswered,butyou’lldiscover,aswe(EstherandI)have,arenewedenthusiasmforyourownlifeexperience.Andasyou,fromyourfreshnewoutlookonlife,begintoapplythepracticalprocessesthatareofferedhere,you’lldiscoverthatyoucandeliberatelycreateforyourselfanythingthatyouwanttodo,be,orhave.
Itseemstomethatmylife,fromasfarbackasIcanremember,producedastreamofseeminglynever-endingquestionstowhichIwasn’tabletofindsatisfactoryanswers,forIhadstronglywantedtodiscoveraphilosophyoflifethatwasbasedonabsolutetruth.ButonceAbrahamcameintoourexperience—revealingtoEstherandmetheirexplanationofthepowerfulLawsoftheUniverse,coupledwitheffectiveprocessesthathelpedustoturnideologyandtheoryintopracticalresults—Icametorealizethatthesteadystreamofbooks,teachers,andlifeexperiencesthatIdidencounteronmypathweretheperfectstepsalongthewaytothediscoveryofAbraham.
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IlikethinkingabouttheopportunitythatyounowhaveasyoureadthisbooktodiscoverforyourselfthevalueofwhatAbrahamoffers,becauseIknowhowtheseteachingshaveenhancedourlifeexperience.I’malsoawarethatyouwouldnotnowbeholdingthisbookinyourhandsifyourlifeexperiencehadnotpreparedyou(asmylifehaspreparedme)forreceivingthisinformation.
IfeelaneagernessforyoutodiveintothisbooktodiscoverthesimpleandpowerfulLawsandpracticalprocessesthatAbrahamofferssothatyoumaybegintodeliberatelyattractintoyourexperienceeverythingthatyoudesire,andsothatyoumayreleaseanythingfromyourexperiencethatyoudon’twant.
ASteadyStreamofReligiousGroups
Myparentsweren’treligiouspeople,soIdon’treallyunderstandwhyitwasthatIfeltsuchapowerfulcompulsiontofindachurchandbecomeinvolvedinthetenetsofitsreligion,butitwasapowerfulforcewithinmeasIwasgrowingup.MaybeitwasanattempttofilltheveryrealvoidthatIfeltdeepinside,ormaybeitwasbecausesomanyothersaroundmeweredemonstratingtheirreligiousfervorandtheircertaintythattheyhaddiscoveredtruth.
Duringmyfirst14years,Ilivedin18homesinsixstates,soIhadtheopportunitytoevaluateawidevarietyofphilosophies.Inanycase,Isystematicallymarchedmyselfintochurchafterchurch,eachtimehopingwithallmyheartthatinsidethesedoorsIwouldfindwhatIwaslookingfor.ButasImovedfromonereligiousorphilosophicalgrouptoanother,mydisappointmentgrewastheyeachexclaimedtheirrightness,atthesametimedeclaringalloftheotherswrong.Andinthisenvironment,withmyheartsinkingagainandagain,IknewthatIhadn’tfoundtheanswersIwaslookingfor.(ItwasonlyafterdiscoveringtheteachingsofAbrahamthatI’vebeenabletocometounderstand,andtonolongerfeelnegativeemotionabout,thoseapparentphilosophicalcontradictions.)Andso,mysearchforanswerscontinued.
AOuijaBoardSpellstheAlphabet
EventhoughI’dneverhadanypersonalexperiencewithaOuijaboard,Idid,nevertheless,havestrongnegativeopinionsaboutit.Ibelievedthatitwas,atbest,onlyagame,andatworst,anabsolutehoax.Soin1959whenfriendsinSpokane,Washington,presentedmewiththeideaofplayingwiththeboard,Iimmediatelydismisseditasridiculous.Butasmyfriendspersisted,and
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subsequentlypresentedmewithmyfirstactualexperiencewithit,Isawformyselfthatarealphenomenonwasoccurring.
Therefore,sinceIwasstillsearchingforanswerstomylifelonglistofquestions,Iaskedtheboard,“HowcanIbecometrulygood?”Atfirst,andwithdramaticspeed,itspelledthealphabet,andthentheplanchettepointedtoR-E-A-D.
“Readwhat?”Iasked.ItspelledB-O-O-K-S.AndthenwhenIasked,“Whatbooks?”itspelled(againwiththatfirstdramaticspeed):ANYANDALLBYALBERTSCHWEITZER.MyfriendshadnotheardofAlbertSchweitzer,andwhileIknewverylittleabouthim,mycuriositywaspiqued,tosaytheleast,andIdecidedtodosomeresearchtofindoutaboutthismanwhohadjustcomeintomyconsciousawarenessinthistrulyextraordinaryway.
InthefirstlibraryIcouldfind,IdiscoveredaverylargeselectionofbookswrittenbyAlbertSchweitzer,andIsystematicallyreadthemall.AndwhileIcannotsaythatIdiscoveredanyspecificanswerstomylonglistofquestions,Schweitzer’sbookTheQuestoftheHistoricalJesusespeciallyopenedmymindtotheawarenessthattherearemanymorewaysoflookingatthingsthanIhadbeenwillingtoconsider.
MyenthusiasmforwhatIhadhopedwastobeawindowintopowerfulenlightenmentandanswerstoallofmyquestionswaseventuallydashedasIfoundneitherpowerfulenlightenmentfromtheOuijaboardnoranswerstoallofmyquestions,butithadcertainlyawakenedwithinmetherealizationthattherewasanavenueofintelligentcommunicationavailablethatIhadneverbelievedwaspossiblebeforeIhadexperienceditmyself.
TheOuijaboardwouldn’tworkformeatallwhenIuseditonmyown,butItrieditonhundredsofpeopleinmytravelsasanentertainer,andIfoundthreepeoplewhohadsuccesswithit.WithsomefriendsinPortland,Oregon(whomtheboarddidworkfor),we“talked”forhundredsofhourswithwhatwethoughttobeNon-PhysicalBeings.Whatanentertainingparadeofpirates,priests,politicians,andrabbisconversedwithus!Itwasmuchlikethekindoffascinatingconversationsyoumightengageinatparties,withindividualsofferingawidevarietyofagendas,attitudes,andintellects.
IhavetosaythatIlearnednothingofvaluefromthatboardthatIcoulduseinmyownlife—orthatIwantedtoteachanybodyelse—soonedayIjustthrewitaway,andthatwastheendofthatstageofmyinterestoractivitywiththeOuijaboard.However,thisremarkableexperience—especiallywiththeIntelligencethatencouragedmyreadingofbooks—notonlyawakenedwithin
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meanunderstandingthatthereismuchmore“outthere”thanIcurrentlyunderstood,butitprovokedwithinmeanevenmorepowerfuldesiretofindanswers.IcametobelievethatitwaspossibletotapintoanIntelligencethathadpracticalanswerstoquestionsabouthowtheUniverseworks,whyweareallhere,howwecanlivemorejoyouslives,andhowwecanfulfillourreasonsforbeinghere.
ThinkandGrowRich
PerhapsthefirstexperienceofactuallyfindingpracticalanswerstomygrowinglistofquestionscametomeinthediscoveryofafascinatingbookwhileIwasdoingconcertsinaseriesofcollegesanduniversitiesin1965.ThebookwaslyingonacoffeetableinthelobbyofasmallmotelsomewhereinMontana,andIrememberacontradictionformulatingwithinmeasIhelditandlookedatthewordsonthefrontcover:ThinkandGrowRich!byNapoleonHill.
Thistitlewasoff-puttingtome,forI,likesomanyothers,hadbeentaughttoshoreupmynegativeimpressionofrichpeopleasjustificationformyownlackofeasilyacquiredresources.Therewassomethingundeniablycompellingaboutthisbook,though,andafterI’dgottenonlyabout12pagesintoit,thehairwasstandingupallovermybody,andthrillbumpswereripplingupanddownmyspine.
We’venowcometounderstandthatthesephysical,visceralsensationsareconfirmingevidencethatwe’recurrentlyonthepathtosomethingofextremevalue,buteventhenIfeltthatthisbookawakenedwithinmetheknowledgethatmythoughtsareimportant,andthatmylifeexperiencesomehowreflectsthecontentsofmythoughts.Thebookwascompellingandinteresting,anditinspiredadesirewithinmetoattempttofollowthesuggestionsthatwereoffered—andIdid.
Utilizingtheteachingsworkedsowellforme,infact,thatinaverybriefamountoftimeIwasabletobuildamultinationalbusiness,givingmetheopportunitytotouchthelivesofthousandsofpeopleinameaningfulway.IevenbeganteachingtheprinciplesthatIwaslearning.ButalthoughIhadpersonallyreceivedincrediblevaluefromNapoleonHill’slife-changingbook,manyofthelivesofthoseIwasteachingweren’tasdramaticallyimprovedasminehadbeennomatterhowmanycoursestheytook,somysearchformorespecificanswerscontinued.
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SethSpeaksaboutCreatingYourReality
Whilemylifelongquesttodiscovermeaningfulanswerstomyquestionsstillpersisted,andmydesiretofindawaytohelpothersmoreeffectivelyachievetheirgoalsloomedlargerthaneverbefore,IwastemporarilydistractedfromallofthatbythenewlifethatEstherandIweremakingtogetherinPhoenix,Arizona.Weweremarriedin1980afterknowingeachotherforafewyears,andwefoundourselvestobeinexplicablycompatible.Wewereexperiencingjoy,dayafterwonderfulday,exploringournewcity,makingournewhome,anddiscoveringournewlifetogether.AndwhileEstherdidn’texactlysharemythirstforknowledgeormyhungerforanswers,shewaseageraboutlife,alwayshappy,andverynicetobewith.
Onedaywhilepassingtimeinalibrary,IspottedabookentitledSethSpeaksbyJaneRoberts,anditseemedthatbeforeIcouldextractthebookfromtheshelf,Ifeltmyhairsstandingonendagain,andmybodywasagaincoveredinthrillbumps.Ileafedthroughthepagesofthisbook,wonderingwhatitcouldpossiblycontainthatcouldberesponsibleformyemotionalresponse.
DuringthetimethatEstherandIhadbeentogether,Ihaddiscoveredonlyonepointofcontentionbetweenus:Shedidn’twanttohearaboutmyOuija-boardexperiences.WheneverIwouldlaunchinto(whatIconsideredtobe)anextremelyentertainingaccount,Estherwouldleavetheroom.She’dbeentaughtduringherchildhoodtohavetremendousfearofanythingthatwasn’tphysical,andsinceIdidn’twanttodisturbher,Istoppedtellingthosestories,atleastwhileshewasaround.Andso,itwasn’treallyasurprisetomethatEstherdidn’twanttohearaboutthebookSethSpeakseither….
AuthorJaneRobertswouldgointoasortoftranceandallowSeth,aNon-Physicalpersonality,tospeakthroughherinordertodictatetheseriesofhighlyinfluentialSethbooks.Ifoundtheworkstobestimulatingandfascinating,andIbegantoseeanavenuetosomeoftheanswerstomylonglistofquestions.ButEstherwasfrightenedbythebook.Herdiscomfortsurfacedimmediatelyuponhearingofthemannerinwhichthebookhadbeenwritten,andwaspowerfullycompoundedwhensheviewedthestrange-lookingpictureonthebackofthebookofJane,intrance,speakingforSeth.
“Youcanreadthebookifyouwantto,”Esthertoldme,“butpleasedon’tbringitintoourbedroom.”
I’vealwaysbelievedinjudgingthetreebyitsfruits,soeverythingthatIconsider,IdofromthestandpointofhowIfeelaboutit…andtherewasso
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muchoftheSethmaterialthatjustfeltrighttome.Soitdidn’tmakeanydifferencetomewhereitcamefromorhowitwaspresented.Inessence,IfeltthatIhadfoundvaluableinformationthatIcoulduse—andthatIcouldpassontootherpeoplewhomIbelievedcoulduseit.Iwasexcited!
MYFEARSWERERESOLVED
byEstherHicks
IthoughtitwasbothverywiseandverykindofJerrynottopushtheSethbooksatme,becauseIreallydidfeelastrongaversiontothem.ThewholeideaofapersonbeingincontactwithaNon-PhysicalBeingmademeextremelyuncomfortable,so,sinceJerrydidn’twanttodisturbme,hewouldgetupearlyinthemorning,andwhileIwasstillsleeping,he’dreadthosebookstohimself.Gradually,whenhe’dfindsomethingthatwasparticularlyinterestingtohim,hewouldgentlyslipitintotheconversation,andinmylessresistantstate,Icouldoftenhearthevalueoftheidea.Bitbybit,Jerryintroducedanotherconceptandanother,untilIbegantofeeltrueinterestinthoseamazingworks.Eventually,itbecameourmorningritual.Wewouldsittogether,andJerrywouldreadtomefromtheSethbooks.
Myfearsweren’tgroundedinanynegativepersonalexperience,butfromhearsaythatI’dpickedup,probablyfromotherswhohadalsopickeditupfrom
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hearsay.Lookingback,itnowseemsutterlyillogicalthatIhadthosefears.Inanyevent,IexperiencedarealchangeinattitudeonceIrealizedthatasfarasmypersonalexperiencewasconcerned…itallfeltgood.
Astimepassed,andasmyfearofJane’sprocessinthereceivingoftheinformationfromSethsubsided,Ibegantofeelimmenseappreciationforthesewonderfulbooks.Infact,weweresohappilyinvolvedinwhatwewerereadingthatwethoughtwewouldtakeatriptoNewYorktomeetJaneandherhusband,Robert—andevenSeth!HowfarIhadcome,inthatnowIactuallywantedtomeetthisNon-PhysicalBeing.Buttheauthors’phonenumberwasunpublished,sowedidn’tknowexactlywhattodonexttoaccomplishthismeeting.
OnedaywewereeatinglunchinalittlecafénexttoabookstoreinScottsdale,Arizona,andJerrywasleafingthroughanewbookhe’djustpurchased,whenastrangerwhowassittingnearbyaskedus,“HaveyoureadanyoftheSethbooks?”
Wecouldhardlybelievewhatwewerehearing,becausewehadn’ttoldasinglepersonthatwewerereadingthosebooks.Thenthemanasked,“DidyouknowthatJaneRobertsisdead?”
Iremembermyeyesfillingwithtearsastheimpactofthesewordswashedoverme.ItwasasifsomeonehadtoldmemysisterwasdeadandIhadn’tknownaboutit.Itwasshocking.Wefeltsuchdisappointment,aswerealizedthatnowtherewouldbenopossiblewayforustomeetJaneandRob…orSeth.
Sheila“Channels”Theo
WithinadayorsoofourhearingaboutJane’sdeath,ourfriendsandbusinessassociates,Nancyandherhusband,Wes,metusfordinner.“Wehaveatapewewantyoutohear,”Nancysaid,pushingacassetteintomyhand.Ourfriends’behaviorseemedawkwardtome;therewasjustsomethingoddaboutit.Infact,IfeltthesamefeelingcomingfromthemthatI’dfeltfromJerryuponhisdiscoveryoftheSethbooks.Itwasasiftheyhadasecretthattheywantedtosharebutwereworriedabouthowwe’drespondonceitwasshared.
“Whatisit?”weasked.“It’schanneled,”Nancywhispered.Idon’tbelievethateitherJerryorIhadeverheardthewordchanneled
offeredinthatcontext.“Whatdoyoumean,‘channeled’?”Iasked.AsNancyandWesofferedtheirbriefandsomewhatdisjointedexplanation,
bothJerryandIrealizedthattheyweredescribingthesameprocessbywhichthe
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Sethbookshadbeenwritten.“HernameisSheila,”theycontinued,“andshespeaksforanentitynamedTheo.She’scomingtoPhoenix,andyoucanmakeanappointmenttotalkwithherifyouwantto.”
Wedecidedtomakeanappointment,andIcanstillrememberhowexcitedwewere.Wemetinabeautiful(FrankLloydWright-designed)homeinPhoenix.Itwasbroaddaylight,andtomyrelief,nothingevenremotelyspookyhappened.Everythingwasverycomfortableandpleasant.Aswesatand“visited”withTheo(well,Ishouldsay,asJerryvisitedwithTheo—Idon’tthinkIsaidawordduringthatmeeting),Iwasabsolutelyamazed!
Jerryhadanotebookfullofquestions,oneshesaidhe’dsavedupsincehewassixyearsold.Hewassoexcited,askingquestionafterquestion,sometimesinterruptinginthemiddleofananswersothathecouldgetonemorequestioninbeforeourtimewasup.Thehalfhourpassedsoquickly,andwefeltwonderful!
“Canwecomebacktomorrow?”Iasked,becausenowIwasdevelopingalistofquestionsthatIwantedtoaskTheo.
ShouldIMeditate?
Whenwewentbackthenextday,IaskedTheo(throughSheila)whatwecoulddotomovefastertowardourgoals.Theosaid:Affirmations,andthengavemeawonderfulone:I,EstherHicks,seeanddrawtome,throughDivineLove,thoseBeingswhoseekenlightenmentthroughmyprocess.Thesharingwillelevateusboth,now.
JerryandIknewaboutaffirmations;wewerealreadyusingthem.AndthenIasked,“Whatelse?”Theoreplied:Meditate.Well,Ididn’tpersonallyknowanybodywhowasmeditating,butthewholeideaofitjustfeltstrangetome.Itwasn’tsomethingthatIcouldseemyselfdoing.Jerrysaidheassociateditwithpeopleseeinghowbadtheirlivescouldbecome—howmuchpainorpovertytheycouldtake—andstillexist.Inmymind,meditationbelongedinthesameweirdcategoryaswalkingonhotcoalsorlyingonbedsofnailsorstandingononefootallday,holdingyourhandoutaskingforadonation.
ButthenIaskedTheo,“Well,whatdoyoumeanby‘meditate’?”Theoresponded,For15minuteseachday,sitinaquietroom,wear
comfortableclothing,andfocusonyourbreathing.Andasyourmindwanders,anditwill,justreleasethethoughtandfocusbackonyourbreathing.Ithought,Well,thatdoesn’tsoundsoweird.
IaskedifIshouldbringour14-year-olddaughter,Tracy,tomeetTheo,and
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theresponsewas:Ifitisherasking,butitisnotnecessary—foryou,too,arechannels.Irememberhowimplausibleitseemedthatsomethingasstrangeasbeingachannel—orassignificantasbeingone—couldhavenotbeenknownbyusbeforenow.Andthenthetaperecorderclickedoff,indicatingthat,onceagain,ourtimewasup.
Icouldn’tbelievehowfastthetimehadpassed.Andso,asIlookeddownatmylistofstill-unansweredquestions,Stevie,thefriendofSheila’swhowasoperatingthetaperecorderandtakingnotesduringourconversationwithTheo,perhapsnoticedmymildfrustration,becausesheasked,“Doyouhaveonelastquestion?Wouldyouliketoknowthenameofyourspiritualguide?”
Thatwasnotaquestionthatwouldhaveoccurredtome,becauseIhadneverheardthetermspiritualguide.ButIlikedthesoundofsuchathing,soIsaid,“Yes,whoismyspiritualguide?”
Theosaid:Wearetolditwillbegiventoyoudirectly.Youwillhaveaclairaudientexperience,andyouwillknow.
Weleftthatbeautifulhousethatdayfeelingbetterthanweeverremembered.Theohadencouragedustomeditatetogether.Becauseyouarecompatible,itwillbemorepowerful.Andso,followingTheo’ssuggestions,wewentdirectlyhome,putonourbathrobes(ourmostcomfortableclothing),closedthedrapesinthelivingroom,andsatwiththeintentionofmeditating(whateverthatmeant).Irememberthinking,I’mgoingtomeditateeverydayfor15minutes,andI’mgoingtofindoutthenameofmyspiritualguide.ItfeltoddforJerryandmetobedoingthisstrangethingtogether,sowesatinlargewingbackchairswithanétagèrebetweenussowecouldn’tseeeachother.
SomethingBegan“Breathing”Me
Theo’sinstructionsontheprocessofmeditationhadbeenverybrief:For15minuteseachday,sitinaquietroom,wearcomfortableclothing,andfocusonyourbreathing.Andasyourmindwanders,anditwill,justreleasethethoughtandfocusbackonyourbreathing.
Sowesetatimerfor15minutes,andIsettledbackintomylargecomfortablechairandfocusedonmybreathing.Ibegancountingmybreaths,inandout.AlmostimmediatelyIbegantofeelasortofnumbnesscomeoverme.Itwasanextremelypleasantsensation.Ilikedit.
Thetimersoundeditsalarmandstartledme.AsIregainedmyawarenessofJerryandtheroom,Iexclaimed,“Let’sdoitagain!”Wesetthetimerforanother
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15minutes,andagainIfeltthatwonderfulfeelingofdetachment,ornumbness.ThistimeIcouldn’tfeelthechairbeneathme.ItwasasifIweresuspendedthereintheroomandnothingelsewasthere.
Sowesetthetimerforanother15minutes,andagainIsettledintothisnewdeliciousfeelingofdetachment—andthenIfelttheincrediblesensationofbeing“breathed.”Itwasasifsomethingpowerfulandlovingwasbreathingtheairintomylungsandthendrawingtheairbackoutagain.IrealizenowthatthiswasmyfirstpowerfulcontactwithAbraham,butatthattime,allIknewwasthatsomethingmorelovingthananythingI’deverexperiencedbeforewasflowingthroughoutmyentirebody.Jerrysaidthatasheheardthedifferenceinthesoundofmybreathing,hehadlookedaroundtheétagèreatme,anditappearedtohimthatIwasinastateofecstasy.
WhenthetimersoundedandIbegantoregainmyconsciousawarenessofmysurroundings,therewasthefeelingofanEnergymovingthroughmeunlikeanythingthatI’deverfeltbefore.Itwasthemostextraordinaryexperienceofmylifetime,andmyteethbuzzed(notchattered)forseveralminutes.
WhatanamazingsequenceofeventshadledtothisstillratherunbelievablemeetingwithAbraham:IrrationalfearsthatIhadcarriedwithmemyentirelife,whichhadnoactualbasisinmyownlifeexperience,hadbeenreleased,andwerereplacedwithamostlovingandpersonalencounterwithSourceEnergy.I’dneverreadanythingthathadgivenmeanyrealunderstandingofwhatorwhoGodwas,butIknewthatwhatIhadexperiencedmustsurelybejustthat.
MyNoseSpellstheAlphabet
Becauseofthepowerfulandemotionalexperienceofourveryfirstattempt,wemadeadecisiontosetaside15or20minuteseverydaytomeditate.Andso,forapproximatelyninemonths,JerryandIsatinourwingbackchairs,silentlybreathingandfeelingWell-Being.Andthen,rightbeforeThanksgivingof1985,duringaperiodofmeditation,Iexperiencedsomethingnew:Myheadbeganmovingverygently.Itwasaverypleasantsensation,inmystateofdetachment,tofeelthesensationofthatsubtlemovement.Itwasalmostafeelingofflying.
Ididn’treallythinkanythingofit,exceptthatIknewIwasn’tdoingitandthatitwasanextremelypleasantexperience.Myheadmovedlikethatfortwoorthreedayswheneverweweremeditating,andonthethirddayorso,Irealizedthatmyheadwasn’tjustmeaninglesslymovingaround—Iwasactuallyspelling
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letterswithmynoseasifitwerewritingonachalkboard.Iexclaimedinamazement,“Jerry,I’mspellingthealphabetwithmynose!”
Withtheconsciousrealizationthatsomethingremarkablewashappening,andthatsomeonewasofferingcommunicationtome,intensewavesofthrillbumpsbeganmovingallthroughmybody.NeverbeforethatmomentorsincehaveIexperiencedtheintensityofsuchwonderfullythrillingsensationsripplingthroughmybody.Andthentheyspelled:IamAbraham.Iamyourspiritualguide.Iloveyou.Iamheretoworkwithyou.
JerrygothisnotebookandbeganrecordingeverythingthatIwasawkwardlytranslatingwithmynose.Letterbyletter,AbrahambeganansweringJerry’squestions,sometimesforhoursatatime.WeweresoexcitedtohavemadecontactwithAbrahaminthisway!
AbrahamBeginstoTypetheAlphabet
Itwasasomewhatslowandawkwardmeansofcommunication,butJerrywasgettinganswerstohisquestions,andtheexperiencewasabsolutelyexhilaratingforbothofus.So,forabouttwomonths,Jerryaskedquestions,Abrahamansweredbyspellingoutwordsbyguidingthemovementsofmynose,andJerrywroteeverythingdown.Thenonenightwewerelyinginbed,andmyhandbegantosoftlythumponJerry’schest.Itsurprisedme,andIexplainedtohim,“That’snotme.Itmustbethem.”AndthenIfeltastrongimpulsetotype.
Iwenttomytypewriterandheldmyhandsoverthekeyboard,andinthesamewaythatmyheadhadbeeninvoluntarilymovingtospelloutthelettersintheairwithmynose,myhandsbegantomoveacrossthekeyboardofmytypewriter.TheyweremovingsorapidlyandwithsuchpowerthatitwassomewhatalarmingtoJerry.Hestoodbyreadytograbmyhandsifnecessarybecausehedidn’twantmyfingerstobehurt.Hesaidtheyweremovingsofastthathecouldbarelyseethem.Buttherewasnothingtobealarmedabout.
Myfingerstouchedeverykey,many,manytimes,beforetheybeganspellingthelettersofthealphabet,andthentheyproceededtowritenearlyapageof:iwantotypeiwanttotypeiwanttotype,withnocapitalizationandnospacesbetweenthewords.Thenmyfingersbegantypingamessage,slowlyandmethodically,askingthatIgotothetypewritereverydayfor15minutes.Andsothat’sthewaywecommunicatedforthenexttwomonths.
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TheTypistBecomestheSpeaker
OnedayweweredrivingonthefreewayinoursmallCadillacSeville,andoneithersideofuswasalarge18-wheelertruckandtrailer.Thissectionofthefreewaydidn’tseemtobebankedproperly,andasallthreeofusbeganmakingthissweepingturnatthesametime,bothtrucksseemedtobecrossingoverintoourlane.Itappearedtousthatwewereabouttobecrushedbytheselargevehicles.Inthemidstofthatintensityofemotion,Abrahambegantospeak.Ifeltmyjawtighten(notsodifferentfromthesensationofyawning),andthenmymouthbegantoinvoluntarilyformthesewords:Takethenextexit.Andwedid.Wesatbythatunderpass,andJerrytalkedtoAbrahamformanyhoursthatday.Itwasveryexciting!
AlthoughIgrewmorecomfortableeverydayastheprocessofmytranslationofAbrahamevolved,IaskedJerryifwecouldjustletthisbeoursecret,becauseIwasafraidofhowothersmightrespondiftheyfoundoutwhatwashappeningtome.Intime,however,ahandfulofclosefriendsbegangatheringtodialoguewithAbraham,anditwasaboutayearlaterthatwedecidedtoopentheseteachingstothepublic,aswearestillcontinuingtodo.
TheevolutionofmyexperienceintranslatingthevibrationofAbrahamcontinueseveryday.EveryseminarleavesJerryandmefeelingamazementattheir(Abraham’s)clarity,wisdom,andlove.
OnedayIlaughedsohardatthisrealization:“IwassoafraidoftheideaoftheOuijaboard,andnowIamone.”
TheDeliciousAbrahamExperiencesEvolve
We’reneverabletofindadequatewordstoexpresswhatwefeelforthisworkwithAbraham.Jerryseemstohavealwaysknownwhathewantedmost,andhe’dfoundwaystoachievemuchofitbeforemeetingAbraham.ButwhathehassaidisthatAbrahamhasbroughttohisunderstandinganawarenessofourpurposehere,andanabsoluteclarityofhowwe’regettingornotgetting,andwiththat,theknowledgethatwehavecompletecontrol.Therearenobad“breaks,”no“unlucky”days,andnoneedtomovewiththetidesthathavebeenmovedbysomeoneelse.Also,wearefree…wearetheabsolutecreatorsofourexperience—andweloveit!
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AbrahamhasexplainedthatmyhusbandandIwereaperfectcombinationforpresentingtheseteachingsbecauseJerry’spowerfuldesiretofindanswerstohisquestionssummonedAbrahamtous,andIwasabletoquietmymindandreleaseresistanceinordertoallowtheanswerstocomeforth.
IttakesverylittletimeformetoallowAbrahamtobeginspeakingthroughme.Frommypointofview,Ijustsetforththeintention:Abraham,Iwanttoclearlyspeakyourwords,andthenIfocusonmybreathing.Withinafewseconds,Icanfeeltheclarity,love,andpowerofAbrahamrisingwithinme,andthenoffwego….
IHAVEACONVERSATIONWITHABRAHAM
byJerryHicks
So,thisadventurewithAbraham,throughEsther,continuestoexciteme,forI’vediscoveredanunendingresourceforanswerstotheseeminglyunendingquestionsthatmyownlifeexperiencecontinuestogivebirthto.
ForthefirstseveralmonthsaftermeetingAbraham,EstherandIsetasidetimeineverydaytotalkwithAbrahamasIbeganmakingmywaythroughmyevolvinglistofquestions.Intime,asEstherrelaxedmoreintotheideaofbeing
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someonewhocouldquiethermindandallowthisInfiniteIntelligencetoflowthroughher,webegantograduallywidenthecircleoffriendsandassociateswhowouldgathertodiscussthedetailsoftheirliveswithAbraham.
ItwasveryearlyinourexperiencewhenIpresentedAbrahamwithmylistofburningquestions.It’smyhopethattheiranswerstomyearlyquestionsmayalsobesatisfyingtoyou.Ofcourse,sincethatdefiningmomentofplyingAbrahamwithmyquestions,we’vemetthousandsofpeoplewhohavetakenthesequestionsevendeeper,andwhohaveaddedtheirownimportantquestionstothelist,towhichAbrahamhasofferedtheirloveandbrilliance.Buthere’swhereIbeganwithAbraham.
(IhavenorealwayofunderstandinghowitisthatEstherisabletoallowAbrahamtospeakthroughher.Frommypointofview,Esthercloseshereyesandbreathesafewverydeep,softbreaths.Herheadgentlynodsforafewmoments,andthenhereyesopenandAbrahamaddressesmedirectly,asfollows.)
We(Abraham)DescribeOurselvesasTeachers
Abraham:Goodmorning!Itisnicetohaveanopportunitytovisit.WeextendourappreciationtoEstherforallowingthiscommunication,andtoyouforsolicitingit.Wehavebeenconsideringtheimmensevalueofthisinteraction,asitwillprovideanintroductionofthatwhichwearetoourphysicalfriends.ButevenmorethanamereintroductionofAbrahamtoyourphysicalworld,thisbookwillprovideanintroductionoftheroleoftheNon-Physicalinyourphysicalworld,fortheseworldsareinextricablytiedtogether,youknow.Thereisnowayofseparatingonefromtheother.
Also,inthewritingofthisbook,weareallfulfillinganagreementthatwesetforthlongbeforeyoucameintoyourphysicalbodies.We,Abraham,agreedthatwewouldremainherefocusedinthebroader,clearer,andthereforemorepowerfulNon-Physicalperspective,whileyou,JerryandEsther,agreedtogoforthintoyourmagnificentphysicalbodiesandintotheLeadingEdgeofthoughtandcreation.Andonceyourlifeexperienceshadstimulatedwithinyouclearandpowerfuldesire,itwasouragreementtorendezvousforthepurposeofpowerfulco-creation.
Jerry,weareeagertoansweryourlonglistofquestions(sodeliberatelypreparedandhonedfromthecontrastofyourlifeexperience),forthereismuchthatwewanttoconveytoourphysicalfriends.Wewantyoutounderstandthe
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magnificenceofyourBeing,andwewantyoutounderstandwho-you-really-areandwhyyouhavecomeforthintothisphysicaldimension.
ItisalwaysaninterestingexperiencetoexplaintoourphysicalfriendsthosethingsthatareofaNon-Physicalnature,becauseeverythingthatweoffertoyoumustthenbetranslatedthroughthelensofyourphysicalworld.Inotherwords,Estherreceivesourthoughts,likeradiosignals,atanunconsciouslevelofherBeing,andthentranslatesthemintophysicalwordsandconcepts.ItisaperfectblendingofthephysicalandNon-Physicalthatisoccurringhere.
AsweareabletohelpyouunderstandtheexistenceoftheNon-Physicalrealmfromwhichwearespeaking,wewilltherebyassistyouinunderstandingmoreclearlywho-you-are.Foryouare,indeed,anextensionofthatwhichweare.
Therearemanyofushere,andwearegatheredtogetherbecauseofourcurrentmatchingintentionsanddesires.Inyourphysicalenvironment,wearecalledAbraham,andweareknownasTeachers,meaningthosewhoarecurrentlybroaderinunderstanding,whomayleadotherstothatbroaderunderstanding.Weknowthatwordsdonotteach,thatonlylifeexperienceteaches,butthecombinationoflifeexperiencecoupledwithwordsthatdefineandexplaincanenhancetheexperienceoflearning—anditisinthatspiritthatweofferthesewords.
ThereareUniversalLawsthataffecteverythingintheUniverse—everythingthatisNon-Physicalandeverythingthatisphysical.TheseLawsareabsolute,theyareEternal,andtheyareomnipresent(oreverywhere).WhenyouhaveaconsciousawarenessoftheseLaws,andaworkingunderstandingofthem,yourlifeexperienceistremendouslyenhanced.Infact,onlywhenyouhaveaconsciousworkingknowledgeoftheseLawsareyouabletobetheDeliberateCreatorofyourownlifeexperience.
YouHaveanInnerBeing
WhileyoucertainlyarethephysicalBeingthatyouseehereinyourphysicalsetting,youaremuchmorethanthatwhichyouseewithyourphysicaleyes.YouareactuallyanextensionofNon-PhysicalSourceEnergy.Inotherwords,thatbroader,older,wiserNon-PhysicalyouisnowalsofocusedintothephysicalBeingthatyouknowasyou.WerefertotheNon-PhysicalpartofyouasyourInnerBeing.
PhysicalBeingsoftenthinkofthemselvesaseitherdeadoralive,andinthat
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lineofthinkingtheysometimesacknowledgethattheyexistedintheNon-Physicalrealmbeforecomingforthintotheirphysicalbody,andthat,followingtheirphysicaldeath,theywillreturntothatNon-Physicalrealm.ButfewpeopleactuallyunderstandthattheNon-Physicalpartofthemremainscurrently,powerfully,andpredominantlyfocusedintheNon-Physicalrealmwhileapartofthatperspectiveflowsintothisphysicalperspectiveandtheirnowphysicalbody.
Anunderstandingofbothoftheseperspectivesandtheirrelationshiptoeachotherisessentialforatrueunderstandingofwho-you-areandofhowtounderstandwhatyouhaveintendedasyoucameforthintothisphysicalbody.SomecallthatNon-Physicalpartthe“HigherSelf”or“Soul.”Itmattersnotwhatyoucallit,butitisofgreatvalueforyoutoacknowledgethatyourInnerBeingexists,foronlywhenyouconsciouslyunderstandtherelationshipbetweenyouandyourInnerBeingdoyouhavetrueguidance.
WeDoNotWanttoAlterYourBeliefs
Wecomeforthnottoalteryourbeliefs,buttoreacquaintyouwiththeEternalLawsoftheUniversesothatyoumayintentionallybethecreatorthatyouhavecomeforthtobe,forthereisnotanotherwhoattractsintoyourexperiencethatwhichyouaregetting—youaredoingitall.
Wecomeforthnottogetyoutobelieveanything,forthereisnothingthatyoubelievethatwedonotwantyoutobelieve.AndasweareviewingthiswondrousphysicalEarthplane,weseegreatdiversityinthatwhichyoubelieve—andinallofthatdiversity,thereisperfectbalance.
WewillpresenttheseUniversalLawstoyouinasimpleformat.AndwewillalsoofferpracticalprocesseswherebyyoumaydeliberatelyaccesstheLawsfortheachievementofwhateverisimportanttoyou.Andalthoughweknowthatyouwillrevelinthecreativecontrolthatyouwilldiscoveroveryourownlifeexperience,weknowthatthegreatestvalueofallwillbethefreedomthatyouwilldiscoverasyoulearntoapplytheArtofAllowing.
Sincethelargerpartofyoualreadyknowsallofthis,weseeourworkasremindingyouofwhat,atsomelevel,youalreadyknow.Itisourexpectationthatasyoureadthesewords,ifitisyourdesireyouwillbeguidedstep-by-steptoanAwakening—toarecognitionoftheTotalYou.
YouAreValuabletoAll-That-Is
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ItisourdesirethatyoureturntotheunderstandingoftheimmensevaluethatyouaretoAll-That-Is,foryouaretrulyontheLeadingEdgeofthought,addinguntotheUniversewithyoureverythought,word,anddeed.YouarenotinferiorBeingsheretryingtocatchup,butinstead,Leading-EdgecreatorswithalloftheresourcesoftheUniverseatyourdisposal.
Wewantyoutoknowyourvalue,forintheabsenceofthatunderstanding,youdonotattractthelegacythattrulybelongstoyou.Inyourlackofself-appreciation,youdenyyourselfyournaturalinheritanceofcontinuousjoy.AndwhiletheUniversestillbenefitsfromeverythingthatyouexperience,itisourdesirethatyoubegintoreapthefruitsofyourlaborhereandnow,also.
Itisourabsoluteknowingthatyouwillfindthekeysthatwillleadyoutothelifeexperiencethatyouintendedevenbeforeyouemergedintothisbody.Wewillassistyouinfulfillingyourlife’spurpose,andweknowthatthisisimportanttoyou,forwehearyouask:WhyamIhere?WhatcanIdotomakemylifebetter?HowdoIknowwhatisright?Andweareheretoanswerallofthatindetail.
Wearereadyforyourquestions.
ANINTRODUCTIONTOBEINGWELL-BEING
Jerry:WhatIwouldlike,Abraham,isanintroductorybook,written
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especiallyforthosepeoplewhowanttohaveconsciouscontrolovertheirownlifeexperiences.Iwouldlikefortheretobeenoughinformationandguidanceinthisonebooksothateachreadercouldbeginimmediatelyusingtheseideas,andthereforeimmediatelyexperienceanincreaseintheirstateofhappiness,ortheirstateofWell-Being…understandingthattheywillprobablywantfurtherclarificationonsomespecificpointslateron.
Abraham:Everyonewillbeginfromrightwheretheyare,anditisourexpectationthatthosewhoareseekingwillfindtheanswerstheyarelookingforhereinthisbook.Noneofuscanoffereverythingthatweknow,orwanttoconvey,atanyonepointintime.Andso,wewillofferaclearbasisofunderstandingtheLawsoftheUniversehere,knowingthatsomewillbeinterestedingoingbeyondwhatiswritten,andsomewillnot.Ourworkiscontinuallyevolvingthroughthequestionsthatarebeingaskedasaresultofthestimulationofwhathasbeendiscussedbefore.Thereisnoendtotheevolutionofthatwhichweallare.
TheUniversalLaws:Defined
TherearethreeEternalUniversalLawsthatwewanttoassistyouinunderstandingmoreclearlysothatyoumayapplythemintentionally,effectively,andsatisfactorilythroughyourphysicalexpressionoflife.TheLawofAttractionisthefirstoftheLawsthatwewilloffer,forifyoudonotunderstand,andarenotabletoeffectivelyapply,theLawofAttraction,thenthesecondLaw,theScienceofDeliberateCreation,andthethird,theArtofAllowing,cannotbeutilized.YoumustfirstunderstandandeffectivelyutilizethefirstLawinordertounderstandandutilizethesecond.AndyoumustbeabletounderstandandutilizethesecondLawbeforeyouwillbeabletounderstandandutilizethethird.
ThefirstLaw,theLawofAttraction,says:Thatwhichislikeuntoitself,isdrawn.Whilethismayseemlikearathersimplestatement,itdefinesthemostpowerfulLawintheUniverse—aLawthataffectsallthingsatalltimes.NothingexiststhatisunaffectedbythispowerfulLaw.
ThesecondLaw,theScienceofDeliberateCreation,says:ThatwhichIgivethoughttoandthatwhichIbelieveorexpect—is.Inshort,yougetwhatyouarethinkingabout,whetheryouwantitornot.AdeliberateapplicationofthoughtisreallywhattheScienceofDeliberateCreationisabout,forifyoudonotunderstandtheseLaws,anddeliberatelyapplythem,thenyoumayverywellbe
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creatingbydefault.ThethirdLaw,theArtofAllowing,says:IamthatwhichIam,andIam
willingtoallowallotherstobethatwhichtheyare.Whenyouarewillingtoallowotherstobeastheyare,evenintheirnotallowingofyou,thenyouwillbeanAllower,butitisnotlikelythatyouwillreachthatpointuntilyoufirstcometounderstandhowitisyougetwhatyouget.
Onlywhenyouunderstandthatanothercannotbeapartofyourexperienceunlessyouinvitetheminthroughyourthoughts(orthroughyourattentiontothem),andthatcircumstancescannotbeapartofyourexperienceunlessyouinvitethemtoyouthroughyourthought(orthroughyourobservationofthem),willyoubetheAllowerthatyouwantedtobewhenyoucameforthintothisexpressionoflife.
AnunderstandingofthesethreepowerfulUniversalLaws,andadeliberateapplicationofthem,willleadyoutothejoyousfreedomofbeingabletocreateyourownlifeexperienceexactlyasyouwantittobe.Onceyouunderstandthatallpeople,circumstances,andeventsareinvitedintoyourexperiencebyyou,throughyourthought,youwillbegintoliveyourlifeasyouintendedwhenyoumadethedecisiontocomeforthintothisphysicalbody.Andso,anunderstandingofthepowerfulLawofAttraction,coupledwithanintentiontoDeliberatelyCreateyourownlifeexperience,willultimatelyleadyoutotheunparalleledfreedomthatcanonlycomefromacompleteunderstandingandapplicationoftheArtofAllowing.
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TheUniversalLawofAttraction:Defined
Jerry:Well,Abraham,IassumethatthefirstsubjectthatyouwilldiscusswithusindetailistheLawofAttraction.Iknowyou’vesaidthatthisisthemostpowerfulLaw.
Abraham:NotonlyistheLawofAttractionthemostpowerfulLawintheUniverse,butyoumustunderstanditbeforeanythingelsethatweofferwillbeofvalue.Andyoumustunderstanditbeforeanythingyouareliving,oranythingyouobserveanyoneelseliving,willmakeanysense.EverythinginyourlifeandthelivesofthosearoundyouisaffectedbytheLawofAttraction.Itisthebasisofeverythingthatyouseemanifesting.Itisthebasisofeverythingthatcomesintoyourexperience.AnawarenessoftheLawofAttractionandanunderstandingofhowitworksisessentialtolivinglifeonpurpose.Infact,itisessentialtolivingthelifeofjoythatyoucameforthtolive.
TheLawofAttractionsays:Thatwhichislikeuntoitself,isdrawn.Whenyousay,“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether,”youareactuallytalkingabouttheLawofAttraction.Youseeitevidencedwhenyouwakeupfeelingunhappy,andthenthroughoutthedaythingsgetworseandworse,andattheendofthedayyousay,“Ishouldn’thavegottenoutofbed.”YouseetheLawofAttractionevidencedinyoursocietywhenyouseethattheonewhospeaksmostaboutillnesshasillness;whenyouseethattheonewhospeaksmostaboutprosperityhasprosperity.TheLawofAttractionisevidentwhenyousetyourradiodialon630AMandyouexpecttoreceivethebroadcastfromthetransmittingtowerof630AM,becauseyouunderstandthattheradiosignalsbetweenthetransmittingtowerandyourreceivermustmatch.
Asyoubegintounderstand—orbetterstated,asyoubegintoremember—thispowerfulLawofAttraction,theevidenceofitthatsurroundsyouwillbeeasilyapparent,foryouwillbegintorecognizetheexactcorrelationbetweenwhatyouhavebeenthinkingaboutandwhatisactuallycomingintoyourexperience.Nothingmerelyshowsupinyourexperience.Youattractit—allofit.Noexceptions.
BecausetheLawofAttractionisrespondingtothethoughtsthatyouholdatalltimes,itisaccuratetosaythatyouarecreatingyourownreality.EverythingthatyouexperienceisattractedtoyoubecausetheLawofAttractionisrespondingtothethoughtsthatyouareoffering.Whetheryouarerememberingsomethingfromthepast,observingsomethinginyourpresent,orimaginingsomethingaboutyourfuture,thethoughtthatyouarefocuseduponinyour
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powerfulnowhasactivatedavibrationwithinyou—andtheLawofAttractionisrespondingtoitnow.
Peopleoftenexplain,inthemidstofunwantedthingsoccurringintheirexperience,thattheyarecertaintheydidnotcreatesuchathing.“Iwouldn’thavedonethisunwantedthingtomyself!”theyexplain.Andwhileweknowthatyoudidnotdeliberatelybringthisunwantedthingintoyourexperience,wemuststillexplainthatonlyyoucouldhavecausedit,fornooneelsehasthepowertoattractwhatcomestoyoubutyou.Byfocusinguponthisunwantedthing,ortheessenceofit,youhavecreateditbydefault.BecauseyoudidnotunderstandtheLawsoftheUniverse,ortherulesofthegame,sotospeak,youhaveinvitedunwantedthingsintoyourexperiencethroughyourattentiontothem.
TobetterunderstandtheLawofAttraction,seeyourselfasamagnetattractinguntoyoutheessenceofthatwhichyouarethinkingandfeeling.Andso,ifyouarefeelingfat,youcannotattractthin.Ifyoufeelpoor,youcannotattractprosperity,andsoon.ItdefiesLaw.
GivingThoughttoItIsInvitingIt
ThemoreyoucometounderstandthepoweroftheLawofAttraction,themoreinterestyouwillhaveindeliberatelydirectingyourthoughts—foryougetwhatyouthinkabout,whetheryouwantitornot.
Withoutexception,thatwhichyougivethoughttoisthatwhichyoubegintoinviteintoyourexperience.Whenyouthinkalittlethoughtofsomethingthatyouwant,throughtheLawofAttraction,thatthoughtgrowslargerandlarger,andmoreandmorepowerful.Whenyouthinkathoughtofsomethingyoudonotwant,theLawofAttractiondrawsuntoit,anditgrowslargerandlarger,also.Andso,thelargerthethoughtgrows,themorepoweritdrawsuntoit,andthenthemorecertainyouaretoreceivetheexperience.
Whenyouseesomethingyouwouldliketoexperienceandyousay,“Yes,Iwouldliketohavethat,”throughyourattentiontoityouinviteitintoyourexperience.However,whenyouseesomethingthatyoudonotwanttoexperienceandyoushout,“No,no,Idonotwantthat!”throughyourattentiontoityouinvitethatintoyourexperience.Inthisattraction-basedUniverse,thereisnosuchthingasexclusion.Yourattentiontoitincludesitinyourvibration,andifyouholditinyourattentionorawarenesslongenough,theLawofAttractionwillbringitintoyourexperience,forthereisnosuchthingas“No.”Toclarify,whenyoulookatsomethingandshout,“No,Idon’twanttoexperiencethat;go
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away!”thenwhatyouareactuallydoingiscallingitintoyourexperience,forthereisnosuchthingas“No”inanattraction-basedUniverse.Yourattentiontoitsays,“Yes,cometome,thisthingIdonotwant!”
Fortunately,hereinyourphysicaltime-spacereality,thingsdonotmanifestintoyourexperienceinstantaneously.Thereisawonderfulbufferoftimebetweenwhenyoubegintothinkaboutsomethingandthetimeitmanifests.Thatbufferoftimegivesyoutheopportunitytoredirectyourattentionmoreandmoreinthedirectionofthethingsthatyouactuallydowanttomanifestinyourexperience.Andlongbeforeitmanifests(actually,whenyoufirstbegintogivethoughttoit),youcantellbythewayyoufeelwhetheritissomethingyouwanttomanifestornot.Ifyoucontinuetogiveyourattentiontoit—whetheritissomethingyouwantorsomethingyoudonotwant—itwillcomeintoyourexperience.
TheseLaws,evenifyoudonotunderstandthattheydo,affectyourexperienceeveninyourignoranceofthem.AndwhileyoumaynotbeawareofhavingheardoftheLawofAttraction,itspowerfuleffectisevidentineveryaspectofyourlifeexperience.
Asyouconsiderwhatyoureadhereandbegintonoticethecorrelationbetweenwhatyouarethinkingandspeakingandwhatyouaregetting,youwillbegintounderstandthepowerfulLawofAttraction.Andasyoudeliberatelydirectyourthoughtsandfocusuponthethingsthatyoudowanttodrawintoyourexperience,youwillbegintoreceivethelifeexperiencethatyoudesireonallsubjects.
Yourphysicalworldisavastanddiverseplacefullofanamazingvarietyofeventsandcircumstances,someofwhichyouapproveof(andwouldliketoexperience),andsomeofwhichyoudisapproveof(andwouldnotliketoexperience).Itwasnotyourintentionasyoucameforthintothisphysicalexperiencetoasktheworldtochangeinordertoaccommodateyouropinionsofthewaythingsshouldbe,byeliminatingallthingsthatyoudonotapproveofandaddingtothethingsyoudoapproveof.
Youareheretocreatetheworldaroundyouthatyouchoose,whileyouallowtheworld—asotherschooseittobe—toexist,also.Andwhiletheirchoicesinnowayhinderyourownchoices,yourattentiontowhattheyarechoosingdoesaffectyourvibration,andthereforeyourownpointofattraction.
MyThoughtsHaveMagneticPower
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TheLawofAttractionanditsmagneticpowerreachesoutintotheUniverseandattractsotherthoughtsthatarevibrationallylikeit…andbringsthattoyou:Yourattentiontosubjects,youractivationofthoughts,andtheLawofAttraction’sresponsetothosethoughtsisresponsibleforeveryperson,everyevent,andeverycircumstancethatcomesintoyourexperience.Allofthesethingsarebroughtintoyourexperiencethroughasortofpowerfulmagneticfunnelastheyarevibrationalmatchestoyourownthoughts.
Yougettheessenceofwhatyouarethinkingabout,whetheritissomethingyouwantorsomethingyoudonotwant.Thatmaybeunsettlingtoyouatfirst,butintime,itisourexpectationthatyouwillcometoappreciatethefairness,theconsistency,andtheabsolutenessofthispowerfulLawofAttraction.OnceyouunderstandthisLawandbegintopayattentiontowhatyouaregivingyourattentionto,youwillregaincontrolofyourownlifeexperience.Andwiththatcontrolyouwillagainrememberthatthereisnothingthatyoudesirethatyoucannotachieve,andthereisnothingthatyoudonotwantthatyoucannotreleasefromyourexperience.
UnderstandingtheLawofAttractionandrecognizingtheabsolutecorrelationbetweenwhatyouhavebeenthinkingandfeeling—andwhatismanifestinginyourlifeexperience—willcauseyoutobemoreawareofthestimulationofyourownthoughts.Youwillbegintonoticethatyourownthoughtsmaybestimulatedfromsomethingyoureadorwatchontelevisionorhearorobservefromsomeoneelse’sexperience.AndonceyouseetheeffectthattheLawofAttractionhasuponthesethoughtsthatbeginsmallandgrowlargerandmorepowerfulwithyourattentiontothem,youwillfeeladesirewithinyoutobegintodirectyourthoughtstomoreofthethingsthatyoudowanttoexperience.Forwhateveryouarepondering,andnomatterwhatthesourceofstimulationofthatthought…asyouponderthatthought,theLawofAttractiongoestoworkandbeginstoofferyouotherthoughts,conversations,andexperiencesthatareofasimilarnature.
Whetheryouarerememberingthepast,observingthepresent,orimaginingthefuture,youaredoingitrightnow,andwhateveryouarefocusinguponiscausinganactivationofavibrationthattheLawofAttractionisrespondingto.Atfirstyoumaybeprivatelyponderingaparticularsubject,butifyouthinkaboutitlongenough,youwillstarttonoticeotherpeoplebeginningtodiscussitwithyouastheLawofAttractionfindsotherswhoareofferingasimilarvibrationandbringsthemrighttoyou.Thelongeryoufocusuponsomething,themorepowerfulitbecomes;andthestrongerthatyourpointofattractionisto
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it,themoreevidenceofitappearsinyourlifeexperience.Whetheryouarefocusinguponthingsyouwantorthingsyoudonotwant,theevidenceofyourthoughtscontinuallyflowstowardyou.
MyInnerBeingCommunicatesThroughEmotion
Youaremuchmorethanyouseehereinyourphysicalbody,forwhileyouare,indeed,awondrousphysicalcreator,youexist,simultaneously,inanotherdimension.Thereisapartofyou,aNon-Physicalpartofyou—wecallityourInnerBeing—thatexistsrightnowwhileyouarehereinthisphysicalbody.
YouremotionsareyourphysicalindicationofyourrelationshipwithyourInnerBeing.Inotherwords,asyouarefocuseduponasubjectandhaveyourspecificperspectiveandopinionaboutit,yourInnerBeingisalsofocuseduponitandhasaperspectiveandopinionaboutit.Theemotionsthatyoufeelareyourindicationofthematchormismatchofthoseopinions.Forexample,somethingmayhavehappenedandyourcurrentopinionofyourselfisthatyoushouldhavedonebetterorthatyouarenotsmart,orthatyouareunworthy.SincethecurrentopinionofyourInnerBeingisthatyouaredoingfine,andthatyouaresmartandeternallyworthy,thereisadefinitemismatchintheseopinions,andyouwouldfeelthismismatchintheformofnegativeemotion.Ontheotherhand,whenyoufeelproudofyourselforloveyourselforsomeoneelse,yourcurrentopinionisamuchclosermatchtowhatyourInnerBeingisfeelinginthemoment;andinthatcase,youwouldfeelthepositiveemotionsofpride,love,orappreciation.
YourInnerBeing,orSourceEnergy,alwaysoffersaperspectivethatistoyourgreatestadvantage,andwhenyourperspectivematchesthat,thenpositiveattractionisoccurring.Inotherwords,thebetteryoufeel,thebetteryourpointofattraction,andthebetterthingsareturningoutforyou.ThecomparativevibrationsofyourperspectiveandthatofyourInnerBeingareresponsibleforthismagnificentGuidancethatisalwaysavailabletoyou.
SincetheLawofAttractionisalwaysrespondingtoandactingonwhatevervibrationyouareoffering,itisextremelyhelpfultounderstandthatyouremotionsarelettingyouknowwhetheryouareintheprocessofcreatingsomethingyouwantorsomethingyoudonotwant.
Often,whenourphysicalfriendslearnofthepowerfulLawofAttractionandbegintounderstandthattheyareattractingthingstothemselvesbyvirtueofwhattheyarethinking,theytrytomonitoreachthought,oftenfeelingguarded
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abouttheirthoughts.Butthemonitoringofthoughtsisadifficultthingbecausetherearesomanythingsthatyoumightthinkabout,andtheLawofAttractioniscontinuallybringingmore.
Ratherthantryingtomonitoryourthoughts,weencourageyoutosimplypayattentiontohowyouarefeeling.Forifyoushouldchooseathoughtthatisnotinharmonywiththewaythebroader,older,wiser,lovingInnerBeingpartofyouseesit,youwillfeelthediscord,andthenyoucaneasilyredirectyourthoughttosomethingthatfeelsbetterandwhichthereforeservesyoubetter.
Youknew,whenyoumadethedecisiontocomeforthintothisphysicalbody,thatyouwouldhaveaccesstothiswonderfulEmotionalGuidanceSystem,foryouknewthenthatthroughyourwonderful,ever-presentemotions,youwouldbeabletoknowifyouwerestrayingfromyourbroaderknowingorflowingwithit.
Whenyouaregivingthoughtinadirectionofsomethingthatyouwant,youwillfeelpositiveemotion.Whenyouaregivingthoughtinthedirectionofwhatyoudonotwant,youwillfeelnegativeemotion.Andso,simplybypayingattentiontothewayyouarefeeling,youwillknow,atalltimes,thedirectionfromwhichyourpowerfulmagneticBeingisattractingthesubjectofwhateveryouaregivingthoughtto.
MyOmnipresentEmotionalGuidanceSystem
YourwonderfulEmotionalGuidanceSystemisagreatadvantagetoyoubecausetheLawofAttractionisalwaysworkingwhetheryouknowthatitisornot.Andso,wheneveryouaregivingthoughttosomethingthatyoudonotwant,andyoustayfocuseduponthatthought,byLawyouareattractingmoreandmoreandmoreandmore,untileventuallyyouwillattractmatchingeventsorcircumstancesrightintoyourexperience.
However,ifyouareawareofyourEmotionalGuidanceSystemandaresensitivetothewayyoufeel,thenyouwillnotice,intheearly,subtlestages,thatyouarefocuseduponsomethingthatyoudonotwant,andyoucaneasilychangethethoughttobeginattractingsomethingthatyoudowant.Ifyouarenotsensitivetothewayyouarefeeling,thenyouwillnotconsciouslynoticethatyouarethinkinginthedirectionofwhatyoudonotwant,andyoumayverywellattractsomethingverylargeandpowerfulthatyoudonotwantthatwillbemoredifficulttodealwithlater.
Whenanideaoccurstoyouandyoufeeleagernessaboutit,thatmeansthat
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yourInnerBeingisavibrationalmatchtotheidea,andyourpositiveemotionisanindicationthatthevibrationofyourthoughtinthismomentmatchesthatofyourInnerBeing.Thatis,infact,whatinspirationis:Youare,inthemoment,aperfectvibrationalmatchtothebroaderperspectiveofyourInnerBeing,andbecauseofthatalignment,youarenowreceivingclearcommunication,orGuidance,fromyourInnerBeing.
WhatIfIWantIttoHappenMoreQuickly?
BecauseoftheLawofAttraction,matchingthoughtsaredrawntogether,andastheydoso,theybecomemorepowerful.Andastheybecomemorepowerful—andthereforeclosertomanifestation—theemotionthatyoufeelalsobecomesproportionatelylarger.Whenyouarefocuseduponsomethingthatyoudesire,thenthroughtheLawofAttraction,moreandmorethoughtsaboutwhatyoudesirewillbedrawn,andyouwillfeelgreaterpositiveemotion.Youcanspeedthecreationofsomethingsimplybygivingitmoreattention—theLawofAttractiontakescareoftherestandbringstoyoutheessenceofthesubjectofyourthought.
Wewoulddefinethewordswantordesireasfollows:Tofocusattention,orgivethoughttowardasubject,whileatthesametimeexperiencingpositiveemotion.Whenyougiveyourattentiontoasubjectandyoufeelonlypositiveemotionaboutitasyoudoso,itwillcomeveryquicklyintoyourexperience.Sometimeswehearourphysicalfriendsspeakingthewordswantordesirewhileatthesametimefeelingdoubtorfearthattheirdesirecannotbeachieved.Fromourpointofview,itisnotpossibletopurelydesiresomethingwhilefeelingnegativeemotion.
Puredesireisalwaysaccompaniedbypositiveemotion.Perhapsthatiswhypeopledisagreewithouruseofthewordswantordesire.Theyoftenarguethat“wanting”impliesasortoflackandcontradictsitsownmeaning,andweagree.Buttheproblemisnotwiththewordorlabelitself,butinstead,withthestateofemotionexpressedwhileusingtheword.
Itisourdesiretohelpyouunderstandthatyoucangettowhereveryouwanttobefromwhereveryouare,nomatterwhereyouareorwhatyourcurrentstateofBeing.ThemostimportantthingtounderstandisthatyourmentalstateofBeing,oryourattitude,inthemomentisthebasisfromwhichyouwillattractmore.So,thepowerfulandconsistentLawofAttractionisrespondingtoeverythinginthisvibrationalUniverse—bringingpeoplewithmatching
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vibrationstogether,bringingsituationswithmatchingvibrationstogether,andbringingthoughtswithmatchingvibrationstogether.Indeed,everythinginyourlife,fromthewaythoughtsrollacrossyourmind,tothepeopleyourendezvouswithintraffic,isthewaythatitis,duetotheLawofAttraction.
HowDoIWanttoSeeMyself?
Formostofyou,manythingsinyourlifearegoingwellandyouwantacontinuationofthosethings,buttherearealsothingsthatyouwishtobedifferent.Inorderforthingstochange,youhavetoseethemasyouwantthemtoberatherthancontinuingtoobservethemastheyare.Themajorityofthethoughtsthatyouprobablythinkareaboutthethingsthatyouareobserving,whichmeansthatwhat-isdominatesyourfocus,attention,vibration,andthereforeyourpointofattraction.Thatisfurthercompoundedasthosearoundyoualsoobserveyou.
Andso,asaresultoftheoverwhelmingamountofattentionthatmostofyougivetoyourcurrentsituation(what-is),changecomesveryslowlyornotatall.Asteadystreamofdifferentpeopleflowsintoyourlife,buttheessenceorthemeofthoseexperiencesdoesnotchangeverymuch.
Inordertoeffecttruepositivechangeinyourexperience,youmustdisregardhowthingsare—aswellashowothersareseeingyou—andgivemoreofyourattentiontothewayyoupreferthingstobe.Withpractice,youwillchangeyourpointofattractionandwillexperienceasubstantialchangeinyourlifeexperience.Sicknesscanbecomewellness,lackofabundancecanbecomeabundance,badrelationshipscanbereplacedwithgoodrelationships,confusioncanbereplacedwithclarity,andsoon.
Bydeliberatelydirectingyourthoughts—ratherthanmerelyobservingwhatishappeningaroundyou—youwillbegintochangethevibrationalpatternstowhichtheLawofAttractionisresponding.Andintime,withfarlesseffortthanyoumaycurrentlybelieve,youwillnolonger—byrespondingtowhatothersperceiveyoutobe—becreatingafuturethatissosimilartoyourpastandpresent.Instead,youwillbethepowerfuldeliberatecreatorofyourownexperience.
Youwouldnotlikelyseeasculptorthrowinghislargewadofclaydownontohisworktableexclaiming,“Oh,itdidn’tturnoutright!”Heknowsthathemustputhishandsintohisclayandworkwithittomolditsothatthevisioninhismindmatchestheclayonhistable.Thevarietyofyourlifeexperiencegives
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youtheclayfromwhichyouwillmoldyourlifeexperience,andmerelyobservingitasitis,withoutgettingaholdofitanddeliberatelymoldingittomatchyourdesires,isnotsatisfying—andisnotwhatyouhadinmindwhenyoumadethedecisiontocomeintothistime-spacereality.Wewantyoutounderstandthatyour“clay,”nomatterhowitmaylookrightnow,ismoldable.Noexceptions.
Welcome,LittleOne,toPlanetEarth
YoumaybefeelingthatitwouldbeeasiertobehearingthesewordsiftheyhadcometoyouonthefirstdayofyourexperienceuponthisplanetEarth.Andifweweretalkingtoyouonyourfirstdayofphysicallifeexperience,thisiswhatwewouldbesaying:
Welcome,littleone,toplanetEarth….Thereisnothingthatyoucannotbe,do,orhave.Youareamagnificentcreator,andyouareherebyvirtueofyourpowerfulanddeliberatewantingtobehere.YouhavespecificallyappliedthewondrousScienceofDeliberateCreation,andbyyourabilitytodothat,youarehere.
Goforth,givingthoughttowhatyouwant,attractinglifeexperiencestohelpyoudecidewhatyouwant,andonceyouhavedecided,givingthoughtonlyuntothat.
Mostofyourtimewillbespentcollectingdata—datathatwillhelpyoudecidewhatitisyouwant….Yourrealworkistodecidewhatyouwantandthenfocusuponit,foritisthroughfocusinguponwhatyouwantthatyouwillattractit.Thatistheprocessofcreating:givingthoughttowhatyouwant,somuchthought,andsuchclearthought,thatyourInnerBeingoffersforthemotion.Andasyouaregivingthought,withemotion,youbecomethemostpowerfulofallmagnets.Thatistheprocessbywhichyouwillattractwhatyouwantintoyourexperience.
Manyofthethoughtsthatyouwillbethinkingwillnotbepowerfulintheirattracting,notinthebeginning—notunlessyoustayfocuseduponthemlongenoughthattheybecomemore.Forastheybecomemoreinquantity,theybecomemoreinpower.Andastheyarebecomingmoreinquantityandmoreinpower,theemotionthatyouwillbefeelingfromyourInnerBeingwillbegreater.
Whenyouthinkthoughtsthatbringforthemotion,youareaccessingthepoweroftheUniverse.Goforth(wewouldsay)onthisfirstdayoflifeexperience,knowingthatyourworkistodecidewhatyouwant—andthento
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focusuponthat.Butwearenottalkingtoyouonthefirstdayofyourlifeexperience.You
havebeenhereforawhile.Mostofyouhavebeenseeingyourself,notonlythroughyourowneyes(infact,notevenprimarilythroughyourowneyes),butthroughtheeyesofothers;therefore,manyofyouarenotnowcurrentlyinthestateofBeingthatyouwanttobe.
IsMy“Reality”ReallyAllThatReal?
WeintendtoofferyouaprocesswherebyyoucanachievethestateofBeingthatisofyourchoosingsothatyoucanaccessthepoweroftheUniverseandbeginattractingthesubjectofyourwanting,ratherthanthesubjectofwhatyoufeelisyouractualstateofBeing.For,fromourperspective,thereisaverygreatdifferencebetweenthatwhichnowexists—whichyoucallyour“reality”—andthatwhichyourrealityreallyis.
Evenifyousitinabodythatisnothealthyorinonethatisnotofthesize,shape,orvitalitythatyouchoose;inalifestylethatdoesnotpleaseyou;drivinganautomobilethatembarrassesyou;interactingwithotherswhodonotbringyoupleasure…wewanttoassistyouinunderstandingthatwhilethatmayseemtobeyourstateofBeing,itneednotbe.YourstateofBeingisthewayyoufeelaboutyourselfatanypointintime.
HowCanIIncreaseMyMagneticPower?
Thethoughtsthatyouthinkwithoutbringingforththefeelingofstrongemotionarenotofgreatmagneticpower.Inotherwords,whileeverythoughtthatyouthinkhascreativepotential,ormagneticattractingpotential,thethoughtsthatarethoughtincombinationwiththefeelingofstrongemotionarethemostpowerful.Certainly,themajorityofyourthoughts,then,havenogreatattractingpower.Theyaremoreorlessmaintainingwhatyouhavealreadyattracted.
Andso,canyounotseethevalueofspending10or15minuteseverydaydeliberatelysettingforthpowerfulthoughtsthatevokegreat,powerful,passionate,positiveemotioninordertoattractcircumstancesandeventsintoyourlifeexperiencethataretoyourwanting?(Weseegreatvalueinthat.)
Herewewillofferaprocessbywhichyoumayspendalittlebitoftimeeverydayintentionallyattractingintoyourexperiencethehealth,vitality,
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prosperity,positiveinteractionwithothers…allthethingsthatmakeupyourvisionofwhattheperfectlifeexperiencewouldbeforyou.Andthatwillbeachangingthing,friends.Forasyouintendandreceive,youwillnotonlyreceivethebenefitofthatwhichyouhavecreated,butyouwillalsoreceiveanewperspectivefromwhichyourintentionswillbedifferent.Thatiswhatevolutionandgrowthareabout.
Abraham’sCreativeWorkshopProcess
Hereistheprocess:YouaregoingtogotoakindofCreativeWorkshopeveryday—notforalongperiodoftime—15minutesisagoodamountoftime;20minutesatmost.ThisWorkshopneednotoccurinthesameplaceineveryday,butitisgoodifitisaplacewhereyouwillnotbedistractedorinterrupted.Thisisnotaplacewhereyouwillenteranalteredstateofconsciousness;itisnotameditativestate.ItisastateofgivingthoughttowhatyouwantwithsuchclaritythatyourInnerBeingrespondsbyofferingconfirmingemotion.
Beforeyoubeginthisprocess,itisimportantthatyoubehappy,forifyougothereunhappyorfeelingnoemotion,thenyourworkwillnotbeofgreatvalue,foryourattractingpowerwillnotbethere.Whenwesay“happy,”wearenotspeakingofthatjumping-up-and-downsortofexcitement.Wemeananuplifted,lightheartedfeeling,thatsortofsensationwherealliswell.Andso,werecommendthatyoudowhateverittakestogethappy.Foreachofyouitisadifferentprocess….ForEsther,hearingmusicisaveryfastwaytogetthatuplifted,joyousfeeling—butnotallmusicaccomplishesthis,andnoteventhesamemusiceverytime.Forsomeofyouitisinteractingwithanimalsorbeingnearmovingwater,butonceyoubringyourselftothatgoodfeeling,thensit—andnowyourWorkshophasbegun.
YourjobhereinthisWorkshopistoassimilatedatathatyouhavebeencollectingfromyourreal-lifeexperiences(asyouhavebeeninteractingwithothersandmovinginandoutofyourphysicalenvironment).Yourworkhereistobringthedatatogetherinasortofpictureofyourself,onethatsatisfiesandpleasesyou.
YourlifeexperienceoutsideofyourWorkshopwillbeofgreatvalue,forasyouaremovingaroundthroughyourday,nomatterwhatyouaredoing—goingtowork;workingaroundyourhome;interactingwithyourmateoryourfriendsoryourchildrenoryourparents—ifyouwilluseyourtime,withoneofyourintentionsbeingtocollectdataandlookforthingsthatyoulikethatyoumay
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bringintoyourWorkshop—thenyouwillfindthateverydayisoneoffun.Haveyouevergoneonashoppingspreewhereyouhadsomemoneyinyour
pocketandyourintentwastofindsomethingtobuy?Andasyouwerelookingaround,althoughthereweremanythingsthatyoudidnotwant,yourintentwastofindsomethingthatyoudidwanttoexchangeforthemoney.Well,thatisthewaywewouldlikeyoutolookateverydayofyourlifeexperience…asifyouhaveapocketfulofsomethingthatyouareexchangingforthisdatathatyouarecollecting.
Forexample,youmayseesomeonewhohasajoyfulpersonality.Collectthatdata,intendingtobringitintoyourWorkshoplater.Youmayseesomeonedrivingavehiclethatyouwouldlike;collectthatdata.Youmayseeanoccupationthatpleasesyou….Whateveritisthatyouareseeingthatpleasesyou,rememberit.(Youcouldevenwriteitdown.)Asyouseeanythingthatyouthinkyouwouldliketobeinyourlifeexperience,seeyourselfcollectingthatdatainasortofmentalbank.AndthenwhenyougointoyourWorkshop,youcanbeginassimilatingthedata,andasyoudoso,youwillprepareapictureofyourselffromwhichyouwillbeginattractingintoyourexperiencetheessenceofthatwhichhasbeenpleasingyou.
Ifyouareabletograsptheknowledgethatyourrealwork—nomatterwhatotheractivitiesyouareperforming—istolookaroundforthingsthatyouwantwiththeintentofbringingthemintoyourWorkshopinordertocreateyourvisionofyourselffromwhichyouwillattract—thenyouwillcometoknowthatthereisnothingthatyoucannotbe,do,orhave.
IAmNowinMyCreativeWorkshop
Andsonowyouarefeelinghappy,andyouaresittingsomeplaceinyourWorkshop.HereisanexampleoftheworkyoumaydoinyourCreativeWorkshop:
Ilikebeinghere;Irecognizethevalueandpowerofthistime.Ifeelverygoodtobehere.
Iseemyselfinasortoftotalpackage,onethatIknowisofmyowncreating,andcertainlyapackageofmychoosing.Iamfullofenergyinthis picture of myself—tireless, and really moving through lifeexperiencewithoutresistance.AsIseemyselfglidingabout,movinginandoutofmycar, inandoutofbuildings, inandoutofrooms,inandout of conversations, and in and out of life experiences, I see myself
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flowingeffortlessly,comfortably,andhappily.I see myself attracting only those who are in harmony with my
currentintent.AndIamclearerandclearerineverymomentaboutwhatitisIwant.WhenIgetintomyautomobileandIammovingtoaplace,Iseemyselfarrivinghealthyandrefreshedandontime,andpreparedforwhatever it is that I am about to do there. I see myself dressed toperfectioninjust themannerthatIchooseformyself.Andit isnicetoknow that itmatters notwhat others are choosing, orwhat others areeventhinkingaboutwhatIamchoosing.
WhatisimportantisthatIampleasedwithme,andasIseemyself,Icertainlyam.
Irecognize that Iamunlimited inall facetsofmy life…. Ihaveabank account balance that is unlimited, and as I see myself movingthroughlifeexperiences,itisexhilaratingtoknowthatthereisnothingthat I am choosing that is limited by money. I am making all of mydecisionsbaseduponwhetherIwant theexperienceornot—notbasedupon whether or not I can afford the experience. For I know I am amagnet who attracts, at any point, whatever prosperity, health, andrelationshipsIchoose.
Ichooseabsoluteandcontinuingabundance, forIunderstandthatthere is no limit to the abundance in the Universe, and that by myattracting abundance to myself I am not limiting another…. There isenoughforeveryone.Thekeyisforeachofustoseeitandwantit—andthen we will each attract it. And so, I have chosen “unlimited,” notnecessarilyputtingabig stashaway—for Iunderstand that I have thepowertoattractitasIwantitforwhateverIwantitfor.AndasIthinkofsomethingelsethatIwant,themoneyflowstomeeasily,soIhaveanunlimitedsupplyofabundanceandprosperity.
Thereareabundantaspectsineveryareaofmylife….Iseemyselfsurroundedbyotherswho,likeme,wantgrowth;andwhoaredrawntome bymywillingness to allow them to be, do, or havewhatever theywantwhile Idonotneed todraw intomyexperience those things thattheymay be choosing that I do not like. I seemyself interactingwithothers;andtalking,laughing,andenjoyingthatwhichisperfectinthemwhile theyenjoythatwhichisperfect inme.Allofusareappreciatingoneanother,andnoneofusiscriticizingornoticingthosethingsthatwedonotlike.
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Iseemyself inperfecthealth. Iseemyself inabsoluteprosperity. Isee myself invigorated with life, again appreciating this physical lifeexperience that I wanted so very much as I decided to be a physicalBeing. It is glorious to be here as a physicalBeing,making decisionswithmyphysicalbrainbutaccessingthepoweroftheUniversethroughthepoweroftheLawofAttraction.AnditisfromthismarvelousstateofBeingthatInowattractmoreofthesame.It isgood.It isfun.I likeitverymuch.
IwillleavethisWorkshop,andIwillsetout—duringtheremainderofthisday—tolookformorethingsthatIlike.ItisnicetoknowthatifIsee onewho is prosperous, but sick, I do not need to bring thewholepackageintomyWorkshop, just thepart that I like.SoIwillbring theexampleofprosperity,andIwill leaveouttheexampleofsickness.Mywork,fornow,isdone.
AreNotAllLawsUniversalLaws?
Jerry:Abraham,youspoketousofthreemajorUniversalLaws.AretheresomeLawsthatarenotUniversal?
Abraham:TherearemanythatyoumaycallLaws.WereserveourdefinitionofLawforthosethingsthatareUniversal.Inotherwords,asyouenterintothisphysicaldimension,youhavetheagreementoftime,theagreementofgravity,andtheagreementofthisperceptionofspace;butthoseagreementsarenotUniversal,forthereareotherdimensionsthatdonotsharethoseexperiences.Inmanycases,whereyoumayusethewordLaw,wewouldusethewordagreement,instead.TherearenootherUniversalLawsthatwearewaitingtodivulgetoyoulater.
HowDoIBestUtilizetheLawofAttraction?
Jerry:AretheremanydifferentwaysthatwecanconsciouslyordeliberatelyusethisLawofAttraction?
Abraham:Wewillbeginbysayingthatyouarealwaysutilizingit,whetheryouknowthatyouareornot.Youcannotstopusingit,foritisinherentineverythingthatyoudo.Butweappreciateyourquestion,foryouwanttounderstandhowtodeliberatelyuseitfortheachievementofthatwhichyou
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intentionallydesire.BeingawarethattheLawofAttractionexistsisthemostimportantpartof
utilizingitdeliberately.SincetheLawofAttractionisalwaysrespondingtoyourthoughts,adeliberatefocusingofyourthoughtisimportant.
Choosesubjectsthatareofinteresttoyou,andthinkabouttheminawaythatbenefitsyou.Inotherwords,lookforthepositiveaspectsofthesubjectsthatareimportanttoyou.Asyouchooseathought,theLawofAttractionwillactuponit,attractingmorethoughtslikeit,thusmakingthatthoughtmorepowerful.
Bystayingfocusedonasubjectofyourchoosing,yourpointofattractiononthattopicwillbecomemuchmorepowerfulthanifyourmindmovesfromsubjecttosubject.Thereistremendouspowerinfocusing.
Asyoumakedeliberatechoicesaboutthethoughtsyouthink,thethingsyoudo,andeventhepeopleyouspendtimewith,youwillfeelthebenefitoftheLawofAttraction.Whenyouspendtimewithotherswhoappreciateyou,itstimulatesyourownthoughtsofappreciation.Whenyouspendtimewiththosewhoseeyourflaws,thentheirperceptionofyourflawsoftenbecomesyourpointofattraction.
Asyoucometorealizethatwhateveryouaregivingyourattentiontoisgettinglarger(becausetheLawofAttractionsaysthatitmust),youmaybecomemoreparticularaboutthosethingsthatyougiveyourinitialattentionto.Itismucheasiertochangethedirectionofyourthoughtsintheearlystagesofthethoughtbeforethethoughthasgatheredmuchmomentum.Butitispossibletochangethedirectionofyourthoughtatanytime.
CanIInstantlyReverseMyCreativeMomentum?
Jerry:Let’ssaytherearethosewhoalreadyhavesomethinggoingon,fromtheirpreviousthoughts,andnowtheydecidetheywanttosuddenlychangethedirectionoftheircreation.Isn’tthereamomentumfactor?Don’ttheyhavetofirstslowdownwhat’salreadyintheprocessofbeingcreated?Orcantheyinstantlycreateinadifferentdirection?
Abraham:ThereisamomentumfactorcausedbytheLawofAttraction.TheLawofAttractionsays:Thatwhichislikeuntoitself,isdrawn.Sowhateverthoughtyouhaveactivatedbyyourattentiontoitisgettingbigger.Butwewantyoutorealizethatthegatheringofmomentumisagradualthing.Andso,rather
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thantryingtoturnthatthoughtaround,considerfocusinguponanotherthought.Letussayyouhavebeenthinkingaboutsomethingthatyoudonotwant,
andyouhavebeendoingthatforawhile,soyouhavearatherstrongnegativemomentumgoing.Itwouldnotbepossibleforyoutosuddenlybeginthinkingtheoppositethought.Infact,fromwhereyouarestanding,youwouldnotevenhaveaccesstothosekindsofthoughts—butyoucouldchooseathoughtthatfeelsslightlybetterthanthethoughtsyouhavebeenthinking,andthenanother,andthenanother,untilgraduallyyoucouldchangethedirectionofyourthoughts.
Anothereffectiveprocessforchangingthedirectionofyourthoughtistochangethesubjectaltogether,deliberatelylookingforthepositiveaspectofsomething.Ifyouareabletodothat,andifyouarewillingtotrytostayfocuseduponthatbetter-feelingthoughtforawhile,then,sincetheLawofAttractionisnowrespondingtothatthought,thebalanceofyourthoughtsisnowimproved.Nowwhenyougobacktorevisityourpreviousnegativethought,sinceyouarenowinadifferentmodeofvibration,thatthoughtwillbeslightlyaffectedbyyourvibrationalimprovement.Littlebylittleyouwillimprovethevibrationalcontentofthesubjectthatyouchoosetothinkabout,andasthathappens,everythinginyourlifebeginstoshiftinamorepositivedirection.
HowCanaPersonOvercomeDisappointment?
Jerry:Fortheindividualwhoistryingtomakeasevereswitchinthepositivedirectionoftheirprosperity,oroftheirhealth,iftheyalreadyhadamomentumfactorgoingtheotherway,howmuchfaithorbeliefwoulditrequireforthemtoovercometheirdisappointmentandsay,“Well,Iknowthisisgoingtoworkoutforme,”eventhoughithasn’tworkedyet?
Abraham:Yousee,fromyourpointofdisappointment,youareattractingmoretobedisappointedabout….Anunderstandingoftheprocessofcreationisreallythebestway.ThatisthevalueoftheCreativeWorkshop,ofgettinghappy,andthengoingtoaplacewhereyouseeitasyouarewantingittobe;seeingituntilyouarebelievingitsoclearlythatitisalreadybringingforthemotion—andfromthatstateofBeing,youwillattractitasyouwantittobe.
DisappointmentiscommunicationfromyourInnerBeinglettingyouknowthatthatwhichyouarefocuseduponisnotwhatyouwant.Ifyouaresensitivetothewaythatyouarefeeling,thenthedisappointmentitselfwillletyouknowthat
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whatyouarethinkingaboutisnotwhatyouwanttoexperience.
WhatCausesWorldwideWavesofUnwantedEvents?
Jerry:Overtheyears,I’veseenTVnewscasts,orwhatever,thatreportthehijackingofanairplaneoraterroristactoraseverecaseofchildabuseoramassmurderorsomethingnegativelikethat—andthenI’llseeanalmostworldwidewaveofthoseeventsbeginningtooccur.Isthatbroughtonbythesameprocess?
Abraham:AttentiontoanysubjectamplifiesitbecauseattentiontothesubjectactivatesthevibrationofitandtheLawofAttractionrespondstotheactivatedvibration.
Thosewhomaybeplanningthehijackingofanairplaneareaddingpowertothatthought,butthosewhoarefrightenedbytheprospectofahijackingarealsoaddingpowertothethought—foryouaddpowertothosethingsyoudonotwantthroughyourattentiontothem.Thosewhohaveaclearintenttonotdrawanysortofnegativeinformationintotheirexperienceareprobablynotwatchingthebroadcasttobeginwith,yousee.
Therearesomanydifferentintentionsandcombinationsofintentionsthatitisverydifficultforustopointout,ingeneral,howonewouldbringitabout….Certainly,thesenewscastsaddtothesesituations.Forasmoreandmorepeoplearefocuseduponwhattheyarenotwanting,theyareaddingtothecreationofwhattheydonotwant.Theiremotionalpowerisaddinggreatinfluencetotheoveralleventsofyourworld.Thatiswhatmassconsciousnessisabout.
CanAttentiontoMedicalProceduresAttractMore?
Jerry:Currently,there’sawiderangeoftelevisedsurgerygoingon.Doyouseethatsortofthingasincreasingtheamountofsurgerythatwillactuallyoccurpercapita?Inotherwords,whenindividualsobservetelevisedmedicalprocedures,cantheyautomaticallybecomemoreofavibrationalmatchtotheessenceofmedicalprocedures?
Abraham:Whenyougiveyourattentiontosomething,yourpotentialforattractingitisincreased.Themorevividthedetails,themoreattentionyouwillgiveit,andthemorelikelyyouaretoattractitintoyourexperience.Andanynegativeemotionthatyoufeelasyouwatchsuchathingisyourindicationthat
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youarenegativelyattracting.Ofcourse,theillnessdoesnotcomeuponyouimmediately,soyouoftendo
notmakethecorrelationbetweenyourthoughts,yoursubsequentnegativeemotion,andtheresultingillness,buttheyareabsolutelylinkedtogether.Yourattentiontoanythingisdrawingitclosertoyou.
Fortunately,becauseofthebufferoftime,yourthoughtsdonotbecomerealityinstantaneously,soyouhaveampleopportunitytoevaluatethedirectionofyourthought(bythewayyouarefeeling)andtochangethedirectionofyourthoughtwheneveryoufindyourselffeelingnegativeemotion.
Thesteadyofferingofdetailsofillnessisveryinfluentialintheincreasingofsicknessinyoursociety.Ifyouallowyourselftofocusupontheconstantbarrageofunpleasantstatisticsregardingthenever-endingstreamofpossiblephysicalmaladies,itcannothelpbutaffectyourpersonalpointofattraction.
Youmight,instead,findawayoffocusingyourattentiononthosethingsthatyoudowanttodrawintoyourexperience,forwhateveryouareconsistentlylookingat,youareattracting….Themoreyouthinkaboutillnessandworryaboutillness—themoreyouattractillness.
ShouldISeektheCauseofMyNegativeEmotions?
Jerry:SupposeyouareusingtheCreativeWorkshopProcessoffocusingonthethingsthatyouwant,butthenlater,ifyouareoutoftheWorkshopandyoufeelanegativeemotion,wouldyousuggesttryingtofindoutwhatthoughtcausedthenegativeemotion?Orwouldyousuggestjustthinkingofoneofthethingsthatyou’dbeenthinkingaboutintheWorkshopthatyouwant?
Abraham:ThepoweroftheCreativeWorkshopProcessisthatthemoreattentionyougivetoasubject,themorepowerfulitbecomes,theeasieritistothinkaboutit,andthemoreofitbeginstoappearinyourexperience.Wheneveryouareawarethatyouarefeelingnegativeemotion,itisimportanttounderstandthatwhileyoumaynotbeawareofit,youhavebeenconductinganegativeWorkshop.
Wheneveryoucatchyourselffeelingnegativeemotion,wewouldsuggestthatyoutrytogentlypullyourthoughtsaroundtosomethingthatyoudowanttoexperience,andlittlebylittleyouwillchangeyourhabitofthoughtregardingthosethings.Wheneveryouareabletoidentifysomethingthatyoudonotwant,youcanalwaysthenidentifywhatisitthatyoudowant.Andasyoudothat
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againandagain,yourpatternofthought—oneverysubjectthatisimportanttoyou—willshiftmoreinthedirectionofwhatyoudowant.Inotherwords,youwillgraduallybuildbridgesfromanycurrentbeliefsthatareaboutthingsyoudonotwantovertobeliefsaboutthingsyoudowant.
AnExampleofBridginganUnwantedBelief
Jerry:Canyouprovideanexampleofwhatyoumeanby“bridgingabelief”?
Abraham:YourEmotionalGuidanceSystemworksbestwhenyouaresettingforthcontinual,deliberateintentionsofwhatyoudesire.Soletussaythatyouhaveintended,inyourWorkshop,perfecthealth;you’vevisualizedyourselfasahealthy,vitalBeing.Andnowyouaremovingthroughyourday,andwhilehavinglunchyouaresittingwithafriendwhoisdiscussingherownillness.Asshespeaksaboutherillness,youfindyourselffeelingveryuncomfortableanduneasyintheconversation….Now,whatishappeningis,yourGuidanceSystemisindicatingtoyouthatthatwhichyouarehearingandthatwhichyouarethinking—thatwhichyourfriendisspeaking—isnotinharmonywithyourintent.Andthenyoumakeaverycleardecisiontostopthisconversationfromgoinganyfurtherinthedirectionofillness.Andsoyouattempttochangethesubject,butyourfriendisveryexcitedandemotionallydrawntothistopic,andshebringstheconversationbacktoherillness.Again,yourGuidanceSystem’swarningbellsbegintoring.
Thereasonwhyyouarefeelingnegativeemotionisnotonlybecauseyourfriendistalkingaboutsomethingthatyoudonotwant.Yournegativeemotionisyourindicationthatyouholdbeliefsthatarecontrarytoyourowndesire.Yourfriend’sconversationmerelyactivatedbeliefswithinyouthatchallengeyourdesireforwellness.Sowalkingawayfromyourfriendandfromthisconversationwillnotchangethosebeliefs.Itisnecessarythatyoustart,rightwhereyouare,inthemidstofthatbelief,andmoveitgradually,buildingabridge,sotospeak,toabeliefthatismoreinharmonywithyourdesireforwellness.
Itishelpful,wheneveryoufeelnegativeemotion,tostopandacknowledgewhatyouwerethinkingaboutwhenthenegativeemotionsurfaced.Wheneveryoufeelnegativeemotion,itisalwaystellingyouthatwhateveryouarethinkingaboutisimportant,andthatyouarethinkingabouttheoppositeofwhatyou
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reallydesire.Soquestionssuchas“WhatwasIthinkingaboutwhenthisnegativeemotionsurfaced?”and“WhatisitthatIdowantregardingthis?”willhelpyourealizethatyouare,inthismoment,focusedindirectoppositiontowhatyoureallydowanttoattractintoyourexperience.
Forexample:“WhatwasIthinkingaboutwhenthisnegativeemotionsurfaced?Iwasthinkingaboutthisbeingthefluseason,andIwasrememberinghowverysickIhavebeeninthepastwiththeflu.NotonlydidImisswork,andmanyotherthingsthatIwantedtodo,butIfeltmiserableforsomanydays.WhatisitthatIdowant?Iwanttoremainhealthythisyear.”
Butmerelysaying“Iwanttoremainhealthy”isusuallynotsufficientundertheseconditionsbecauseyourmemoryofhavingthefluandthereforeyourbeliefabouttheprobabilityofgettingthefluaremuchstrongerthanyourdesiretoremainwell.
Wewouldattempttobridgeourbeliefinthisway:
ThisisusuallythetimeofyearthatIgettheflu.Idon’twanttogetthefluthisyear.IhopeIdon’tgetthefluthisyear.Itseemslikeeveryonegetsit.Thatmaybeanexaggeration.Everyonedoesn’tgettheflu.Infact,therehavebeenmanyfluseasonswhenIdidn’tgettheflu.Idon’talwaysgettheflu.It’spossiblethatthisfluseasoncouldcomeandgowithouttouchingmeat
all.Iliketheideaofbeinghealthy.ThosepastfluexperiencescamebeforeIrealizedthatIcancontrolmy
experience.NowthatIunderstandthepowerofmyownthoughts,thingshavechanged.NowthatIunderstandthepoweroftheLawofAttraction,thingshave
changed.Itisn’tnecessaryformetoexperiencethefluthisyear.Itisn’tnecessaryformetoexperienceanythingthatIdon’twant.It’spossibleformetodirectmythoughtstowardthingsIdowantto
experience.IliketheideaofguidingmylifetothingsthatIdowanttoexperience.
Nowyouhavebridgedthebelief.Ifthenegativethoughtreturns—andit
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maycontinuetodosoforawhile—justguideyourthoughtsmoredeliberately,andeventuallyitwillnotcomeupagain.
AreMyThoughtsinMyDreams,Creating?
Jerry:Iwouldliketounderstandthedreamworld.Arewecreatinginourdreams?Areweattractinganythingthroughthethoughtsthatwe’rehavingorexperiencinginourdreams?
Abraham:Youarenot.Whileyousleep,youhavewithdrawnyourconsciousnessfromyourphysicaltime-spacereality,andyouaretemporarilynotattractingwhileyouaresleeping.
Whateveryouarethinking(andthereforefeeling)andthatwhichyouareattractingisalwaysamatch.Also,whatyouarethinkingandfeelinginthedreamstateandwhatismanifestinginyourlifeexperienceisalwaysamatch.Yourdreamsgiveyouaglimpseintowhatyouhavecreatedorwhatyouareintheprocessofcreating—butyouarenotintheprocessofcreatingwhileyouaredreaming.
Oftenyouareunawareofthepatternofyourthoughtsuntiltheyactuallymanifestinyourexperiencebecauseyouhavedevelopedyourhabitofthoughtgraduallyoveralongperiodoftime.Andwhileitispossible,evenaftersomethingunwantedhasmanifested,tofocusandchangeittos