Creative Visualization
Creative
visualization is the ability to use the
imagination, see images in our minds and make them come true.
If we add concentration and feelings, it becomes a great
creative power that makes things happen. Utilized in the right
way, visualization can bring changes into our lives. The
thought is the matrix or blueprint; the feelings provide the
energy, the "electricity".
This is the power of creative
visualization. This is the power that can change our
environment and circumstances, cause events to happen, attract
money, possessions, work and love, change habits and improve
the health. It is a great mind power. It is the
power behind every success.
 Imagine you have a genie at your
disposal!
By visualizing an event, a situation, or an
object, such as a car, a house, furniture etc, we attract it to
us. We see in our imagination what we want and it happens. It
is like daydreaming. It resembles magic, though actually there
is no magic here. It is the natural process of the power of the
thoughts.
Some people use this power in an
unconscious manner in their everyday affairs. They are not
aware that they are using some sort of power. They visualize
their goals in a positive way and attain success. All
successful people in all fields use it consciously or
unconsciously.
Creative
Visualization and the Power of Thoughts
How does it work and why? Thought is a
power and has its effect on the material world. Thoughts, if
powerful enough, travel from one mind to another. If we keep
thinking the same thought, people in our environment perceive
it and act on it, furthering, usually in an unconscious manner,
the materialization of our desires.
When I have to confront some unpleasant
situation, I visualize myself handling the matter easily and
comfortably. I see the involved people as cooperative and
friendly. And you know what? They are pleasant, and they want
to help without even being asked. It is so because people are
responsive to our thoughts, feelings and behavior and react
accordingly.
If you are naturally positive, then the way
you approach and handle situations is such that attracts
positive results. On the other hand, if you are fearful and
negative, then you expect negative results, and behave, look,
and talk accordingly. Then you reap troubles.
We are part of the Omnipotent Power that
has created the universe; therefore we participate in the
process of creation. Bearing this thought in mind, there is no
wonder that thoughts materialize. Stop a moment and think.
You are part of the great Universal Power! Whatever
concentrated thought you entertain long enough in your mind
tends to materialize.
Thought is energy. By having certain
thoughts in our minds, and by concentrating on them and putting
emotional energy into them, they become powerful. These
thoughts induce some kind of pressure on the energy fields
around us, causing them to move and act. The thoughts change
the balance of energy around us, and in a natural way bring
changes in the environment in accordance with them.
There is another explanation why
creative visualization brings results. It may
come as a surprise to most, but the theory of "Maya" -
Illusion, which comes from the eastern philosophies, provides
the explanation.
According to the Indian philosophy
"Advaita- Vedanta" which in the West is called "Nonduality",
the world is just an illusion and is not real. Thoughts arise
which "create" our world. We constantly think and rethink our
habitual thoughts, thus creating and recreating the same kind
of events or circumstances.
This process reinforces our thoughts, which
help to preserve the same "world" we believe we live in. By
changing the tape or film, that is by looking at a different
scenario - different thoughts, we create a different "reality".
For us it is a reality, though in fact it is just a dream we
call "reality".
When it comes to creating the life you want, Shakti Gawain
literally wrote the book. Now considered a
classic, Creative Visualization teaches readers
how to use their imaginations to manifest their deepest
desires. In a straight-talking narrative, Gawain uses the
first part to cover the basics, with chapters such as "How
to Visualize," "Affirmations," and "Creative Visualization
Only Works for the Good." Once she shows readers how
visualization actually works, Gawain moves on to loftier
discussions, such as "Contacting Your Higher Self,"
"Meeting Your Guide," "Setting Goals," and "Treasure
Maps."
By changing our thoughts and mental
pictures, we change our "Reality"; we change the
"illusory" world we believe we live in. We are not
employing magic or supernatural powers when creating and
changing our life and circumstances. It is not something
"Material" that we change; we only change our thoughts,
which are the world.
It is like dreaming a very realistic
dream and then switching to a different dream. We are not
awakening, just changing the dream. This explanation has to
be read and reread and pondered upon in order to understand
its full meaning. The other articles in this website may
help you understand the philosophy involved here.
Rest assured that you can employ the
power of creative visualization, even if you do not accept
what you have just read or it seems too complicated or
far-fetched. Yet, understanding and accepting the above, at
least in theory, will help you achieve results faster.
So why not change your dreams to
something more satisfying?
For example, you are living in small
apartment and need a larger one. Instead of brooding about
your fate, that you haven't enough money, and that you have
to continue living in a small apartment, change your
thoughts. That is all that is necessary.
See yourself in your imagination living
in the apartment of your dreams. It does not matter if you
haven't enough money. Just imagine yourself living in your
"new" apartment and see it as a reality. The opportunity or
way will present itself. The power of thoughts will work
for you too.
Guidelines for Creative
Visualization:
 Define your goal.
Think, meditate and listen to your
intuition before you start.
Ascertain that only good will result
from your visualization.
Sit alone in a quiet place, where you
are not disturbed.
Relax your body.
Breathe rhythmically and deeply several
times.
Visualize the object or situation that
you desire.
See in your mind a clear and detailed
mental image of what you desire to get or
accomplish.
Use in your imagination all the five
senses, such as sight, hearing, touch, etc.
Put feelings and emotions into
what you are doing.
Practice at least twice a day, about 10
minutes each time.
Persevere in your action until you
succeed.
Entertain only positive thoughts,
feelings and words.
Always stay positive.
During the day, when negative thoughts
and doubts arise, replace them with good positive
thoughts. As each negative thought comes, look at
a positive one instead.
Keep an open mind, so that when the
opportunity to materialize your desire arises, you
will recognize it and take advantage of it.
After concluding your visualization
session, say with concentration and earnestness:
"Let everything happen in a harmonious and
favorable way for all involved".
Create a Vision Board! Take
your visualization techniques one step further by
creating your very own vision board. Gather
pictures that represent all of your dreams and
desires and put them together on a board where you
can see them or better yet create a vision board
right on your computer desktop!
Create a Mind Movie! A Mind Movie is a
short 3 minute video filled with powerful affirmations,
and emotionally inspiring images. By watching this video
twice a day you are commanding the universe to bring you
the people, and resources required to make your dreams a
reality.
Thousands of people have already discovered the life
changing power of Mind Movies, and have decided to make
their own.
Use the power of imagination only for
your and others' good. Never try to use it to get something
that belongs to others. Never try to hurt with this power.
You may succeed in this way for a while, but you will have
to pay a big price for these kinds of actions.
Nature always aspires to balance. What
we do to others, sooner or later returns to us. If we do
good deeds, this affects our lives favorably. If we inflict
harm, we receive it back. It is not that some outer power
punishes us. The retribution is already within our actions.
It is a cosmic law. It is like a boomerang; what we do
returns back to us.
It is important to acknowledge that
most of the time things happen in a natural way. If you
desire money, it won't necessarily drop on your head from
the sky or you will win it in the lottery. You may be
offered a job or an opportunity to render some service that
will land you the money.
Creative visualization works.
Our thoughts and feelings, and the pictures we carry in our
mind, control our life. By changing them we change our
life. But we have to know what we want and why.
Be very careful with your desires,
otherwise you may get things and enter into situations that
you do not want, and then you will have to find ways to get
rid of them.
Make sure that what you are creating is
good for all involved, and cause no harm to your
environment. It is a great power entrusted in your hands,
be careful how you use it. Expect only happiness, good and
growth to you and to all involved.
Approach this work with a positive
attitude, earnestness and faith, but, at the same time
regard it as a game or a play. This attitude will take away
any inner tension and restlessness.
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