ONE Another View of Reality

Modern physics now sees the universe as a vast, inseparable web of dynamic activity. Not only is the universe alive and constantly changing, but everything in the universe affects everything else. At its most primary level, the universe seems to be whole and undifferentiated, a fathomless sea of energy that permeates every object and every act. It is all one. In short, scientists are now confirming what mystics, seers and occultists have been telling us for thousands of years—we are not separate but part of one giant whole. (Location 87)

Reality is fluid. Nothing is fixed. Everything is part of a pattern that is in constant motion; even a rock is a dance of energy. (Location 95)

THE UNIVERSE IS A GIANT HOLOGRAM

The theories that enabled the development of the hologram were first formulated in 1947 by Dennis Gabor, who later won a Nobel Prize for his discovery. A hologram is an entity in which “the whole” is contained in each and every one of its parts. For example, a starfish exhibits certain holographic patterns. If you cut a point from a starfish it will grow a new point. Not only that, the point will grow a whole new starfish, because the genetic imprint is contained in each and every one of its parts. (Location 98)

It now appears that the nature of reality is holographic, and that the brain operates holographically as well. ... The brain is a hologram interpreting the holographic universe. (Location 108)

The main architects of this astounding idea were two of the world’s most eminent thinkers: University of London physicist David Bohm, a protégé of Einstein’s and one of the world’s most respected quantum physicists, and Karl Pribram, a neurophysiologist at Stanford University. Coincidentally, they arrived at their findings independently of each other while working in totally separate fields of science. (Location 111)

Both published their findings in the early 1970s. (Location 117)

Dr. David Peat, a physicist at Queen’s University in Canada and author of the book, The Bridge Between Matter and Mind, was another to agree: “Our thought processes are much more intimately connected to the physical world than any of us would suspect.” (Location 121)

In 1979 at Princeton University, Robert G. Jahn, Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, established a research program to explore the “role of consciousness in the establishment of physical reality.” After thousands of controlled experiments, Jahn and his associates published their findings, stating that there was now sufficient evidence to indicate unequivocally that the mind can and does directly affect physical reality. (Location 123)

How consciousness and the physical world interact is now much less of a mystery: consciousness is but energy in its finest and most dynamic form. This helps explain why events are affected by what we imagine, visualize, desire, want or fear, and why and how an image held in the mind can be made real. (Location 129)

If we know and understand that we are a part of an open and dynamic universe, and that our minds play a decisive part in constructing reality, then we can choose to live more creatively and powerfully. (Location 133)

Everything is affecting everything else. Wherever we go, whatever we do, our thoughts are creating our reality. (Location 135)

TWO Consciousness

You are living simultaneously in two worlds, two realities: the inner reality of your thoughts, emotions and attitudes, and the outer reality of people, places, things and events. (Location 145)

Your inner consciousness is a powerful force whose influence is felt in every aspect of your life. It is, in fact, the major and most important part of who you are, and it is the main cause of your success or failure. (Location 150)

Everything at its purest and deepest essence is energy, and whenever you think, you are working with an immense amount of this energy in the quick, light, mobile form of thought. Thought is forever attempting to find form, is always looking for an outlet, is always trying to manifest itself. It is the nature of thought to try and materialize into its physical equivalent. Our normal thoughts can be compared to sparks from a fire. Though they contain the essence and potential power of the flame, they normally dissipate quickly. They last only a few seconds, fly into the air and quickly burn out. (Location 152)

Although a single unaided thought hasn’t much power, through repetition the thought can become concentrated and directed, and its force can be magnified many times. The more the thought is repeated the more energy and power it generates, and the more readily it is able to manifest itself. (Location 157)

To illustrate this, picture a magnifying glass through which the sun’s rays pass. If the magnifying glass is moved about from spot to spot, the power of the sun’s rays is diffused and not apparent. If, however, the magnifying glass is held still and focused correctly at the proper height, those same rays become concentrated, and that diffused light suddenly becomes a force powerful enough to ignite a fire. (Location 161)

Your deeply held beliefs, your fears, your hopes, your worries, your attitudes, your desires, and each and every thought you think, all have an effect on you, others, and your environment. (Location 166)

This world of ours is no dead pile of brick and stone. It is a living, vibrant system of energy. Every thought you think impresses itself upon this system, and its effect is indisputable. Whether you like it or not, you are forever creating your reality through what you are thinking. (Location 177)

“To them that hath … more shall be given. To them that hath not, even what little they have will be taken away.” —Luke 19:26 (Location 193)

There is great fairness in the complete freedom to determine the quality of one’s life. (Location 199)

Your circumstances and situations never keep you down. The only things that keep you down and keep you stuck are your thoughts. With work and practice you can learn to direct your thoughts and create any consciousness you choose. Your reality will change only after you’ve developed your new consciousness, not before. The new consciousness must come first. (Location 206)

Everything exists as a possibility. All that’s required is for you to feed in the necessary energy until your objective becomes yours. (Location 211)

Your mind is like a garden which can be cultivated or neglected, and you are its master gardener. You can cultivate this garden, or you can ignore it and let it develop whatever way it will. But make no mistake: you will reap the harvest of your work or your neglect! (Location 216)

Your mind creates your reality. You can choose to accept this or not. You can be conscious of it and set your mind working for you, or you can ignore it and allow it to work in ways that will hinder and hold you back. But your mind will always and forever be creating your reality. (Location 219)

THREE Visualization

There is no thought in my mind but it quickly tends to convert itself into a power and organizes a huge instrumentality of means. —Ralph Waldo Emerson (Location 223)

“When I was very young, I visualized myself being and having what it was I wanted. Mentally I never had any doubts about it. The mind is really so incredible. Before I won my first Mr. Universe, I walked around the tournament like I owned it. The title was already mine. I had won it so many times in my mind that there was no doubt I would win it. Then when I moved on to the movies, the same thing. I visualized myself being a successful actor and earning big money. I could feel and taste success. I just knew it would all happen.” (Location 230)

Note: Quote from Arnold Swarzenegger

Visualization is using your imagination to see yourself in a situation that hasn’t yet happened, picturing yourself having or doing the thing you want, and successfully achieving the results you desire. (Location 249)

HERE’S HOW TO GO ABOUT A SUCCESSFUL VISUALIZATION

1. Decide what you want to do: pass an exam, gain a promotion, meet someone new, make lots of money, be more confident, win the squash game. 2. Relax. Spend several minutes unwinding so that you are comfortable in body and mind. 3. Spend five to ten minutes visualizing the reality you want. (Location 257)

Linger on thoughts of doing and having the thing you want, not as some future reality that might happen or could happen. Live in your mind as if it’s happening to you right now. Create little inner film clips or videos. See yourself doing the thing you want. (Location 261)

Build whatever characteristics are necessary in your visualization. If talent, courage, determination or persistence are vital parts of the picture, include them. (Location 265)

Sometimes you will see clear, sharp images, as if you are watching yourself featured in a movie, accomplishing your goal. Other times, you just sort of “think about” your goals in a general way; this is all fine. You can alternate between precise and free-flowing visualization, doing a few minutes of each, or concentrate on whatever technique feels most comfortable. (Location 266)

Precise Visualization: Generate the exact pictures and scenes you want in your mind. Follow the preset script you have created and run it through your mind a number of times. (Location 269)

Free-Flowing Visualization: Allow images and thoughts to come and go without choosing them directly, as long as they show a positive outcome of your goal. (Location 271)

TWO CONDITIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL VISUALIZATION

1. Always visualize your goal as if it’s actually happening to you right now. Make it real in your mind; make it detailed. Enter the role and become it in your mind. 2. Visualize your goal at least once a day, each and every day. There is power in repetition. (Location 283)

Any thought put into your mind, and nourished regularly, will produce results in your life. (Location 286)

It’s natural to want all the answers before we’re willing to risk any legwork. We’d all love to see the steps and know all the details of everything that will happen to us. But you rarely get to see those details and steps at the beginning, and very often things unfold in the most unexpected ways. (Location 301)

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN UP WHEN YOU OPEN UP YOUR THOUGHTS!

Your thoughts are more powerful than you suspect, and any image held in the mind is a force that will eventually produce an effect. (Location 315)

FOUR Seeding

When an object or purpose is clearly held in thought, its precipitation, in tangible and visible form, is merely a question of time. The vision always precedes the realization. —Lillian Whiting (Location 320)

If visualization is creating scenes or pictures in your own movie, then seeding is like adding the sound track, only instead of words you are adding the feelings that accompany the pictures. (Location 323)

Unlike visualization, in seeding you are primarily concerned with the feeling of whatever it is you are visualizing. (Location 329)

TWO CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL SEEDING

1. Always seed with the feeling that you have the thing you want, that you have already achieved it. 2. Seed regularly each and every day for at least five minutes. It is infinitely better to practice a few minutes every day than to do it for an hour once a week. (Location 374)

FIVE Affirmations

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHEN YOU DO AFFIRMATIONS?

When you are doing affirmations you are influencing the thoughts that occur in your mind. Your mind can hold only one thought at a time, so an affirmation works by “filling” your mind with thoughts that support your goal. The words suggest to the mind what it should be thinking. If you’re affirming to yourself, “It’s going to be a great meeting,” your mind will quite naturally begin thinking related thoughts about it being a great meeting. (Location 395)

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE DOING AFFIRMATIONS

1. You don’t necessarily have to believe them! ... Don’t worry about believing, just keep repeating. If you do believe what you are affirming, great! If you don’t believe it, that’s fine too. It doesn’t matter. The conscious mind will quite naturally pick up the content of whatever you are affirming, and the correct thoughts will seep into your consciousness. You don’t have to force anything. (Location 403)

2. Always affirm in the positive. Make a positive statement, not a negative one. For example, if you want to see a meeting go well, you wouldn’t say, “I’m not going to blow this meeting.” If you want to be calm and relaxed you wouldn’t affirm, “I’m not going to be uptight.” For some reason the mind doesn’t pick up the “not” and you find yourself programming “blow the meeting” or “uptight.” The mind will focus on these self-destructive images and not on what you want. (Location 408)

3. Keep your affirmation short. An affirmation should be like a mantra: short and simple, easy to say, and easy to repeat. I like to keep my affirmations to ten words or less. Sometimes even two words can be very effective: “tremendous success” or “record sales.” (Location 413)

SIX Acknowledging

Most of us are quicker to see our own failures and shortcomings than we are to acknowledge our achievements and successes. When we accomplish something we feel good about it for a few days or weeks, but then we move on to new goals and new desires. All too quickly we leave behind the good feelings of accomplishment; we forget that we have even achieved those things. Our new desires and wants become our focus and we let go of the success vibration that was created from our past achievements. This is a complete waste of powerful success energy. If we focus only on the not yet attained, we unconsciously feed the mind the idea that we are lacking. We can reuse success energies from past achievements again and again, with very positive results, but unfortunately, we rarely do so. (Location 465)

Learn to pat yourself on the back for your present or past victories, no matter how small. Look for anything that makes you feel strong, victorious, successful and good about yourself. Acknowledge anything and everything, small and large, and use it to create a vibration of success and achievement “in the now” which will aid you in attracting further success. Acknowledgment is especially effective when you are trying to achieve new goals. (Location 492)

Search, and I emphasize the word “search,” for things to acknowledge. Don’t just acknowledge the obvious; acknowledge everything. Don’t feel silly or think it doesn’t matter. Your positive qualities are just as real as the negative ones. Go ahead and feel proud. Feel great. Feel successful. Let your mind linger for several minutes on the success you already are. (Location 501)

This technique can be applied to any goal, not just in specific areas, but in a general way as well. Take ten minutes out right now and write down every strong point you can come up with in any area of your life, past or present. ... Make a general list and make it long. List at least twenty items. Don’t be timid and reserved about it—put it all down in black and white so you can see, in a concrete way, how many reasons you have to feel good about yourself. That’s the purpose of this exercise, to make you realize you have lots of reasons to be proud of yourself. These good feelings create the success vibration that will form the foundation of your future success. (Location 505)

“Nothing succeeds like success,” and you have already succeeded in numerous areas. The more you vibrate this energy, the more success you attract from the environment. So make your lists. Feed your mind. Work with energy. Get involved in your life. Never stop acknowledging yourself. Never stop believing in yourself. Don’t wait for things to happen—begin creating, as John Lennon said, “the future out of the now.” (Location 543)

SEVEN The Subconscious Mind

The power to move the world is in your subconscious mind. —William James (Location 550)