I don't believe in the Law of Attraction as it is stated in many of these self help sort of things.
Consider:
A) Thousands of men focus on porn stars. Do these people all find gorgeous women willing to do anything after a while?
B) To what do you attribute the financial crisis. A mass outbreak of pessimism?
C) Rhonda Byrne once stated that victims of a tsunami had 'tsunami like vibrations'.
D) As covered in Barbara Ehrenreich's 'smile or die', there is no scientific evidence of the Law of Attraction. The closest is the fact that a particle can take on a wave or a solid. Hardly even related.
E) And, to my mind. The Law of attraction as it is taught. Aside from being an outright lie, is unethical for several reasons:
Ei) It creates the illusion of perfection, which is one of the tools the negative polarity uses. Holds the illusion up and claims the moral highground to criticise people for not reaching it. The positive polarity in my understanding does not hold up the idea of perfection in that sense, stating that everything is perfect in ways we can't see.
Eii) It creates fear. A lot of fear. When negative thoughts jump in, which they inevitably will, a great percentage of the time, people then have the added fear that they are creating negative realities. Making it harder to accept and let go of.
Eiii) The avoidance of negative thought that might result from that and other related Law of Attraction ideas is a suppression. The Law of One does not encourage condemnation of anything, in my view, because to condemn you stop gaining wisdom in the area. (A positive entity would not say 'thou shalt not'.
Eiv) Consider these ideas for a case study of how the Law of attraction ideas might give someone difficulty on the service to others path:
a) A reiki healer who wants to see herself as healing patients but doesn't actually want to do the effort. Just wants to 'manifest' herself as a healer.
b) A musician who won't allow him/ herself negative thoughts. Thus blocks themselves from doing music
c) A would be fighter. Such as a David Icke character who doesn't want to engage in their area because of bad thoughts.
I do have more to say. Perhaps that is enough for the moment.
What I believe is that there is a metaphysical component to willpower but that it is moderated through our higher self. And that for most people this is not the important element. The more important element is learning the lessons and trusting things will be OK if you do.
Again for MOST PEOPLE. Not all people. I guess.
Here is Edgar Cayce's view of it:
The pattern is given thee in the mount. The mount is within thine inner self. To visualize by picturizing is to become idol worshippors. Is this pleasing, with thy conception of thy God that has given, "Have no other gods before me"? The god of self, the God of the universe, then meets thee in thine inner self. Be patient, and leave it with him. He knowest what thou hast need of before ye ask. Visualizing is telling Him how it must look when you have recieved it. Is that thy conception of an All- Wise, All- Merciful Creator? 705 - 2.
I was going to do a blog on this, which wouldn't write. But then this post came up to get rid of my wound upness at this sort of falsity. He knew what I needed before I asked.
Consider:
A) Thousands of men focus on porn stars. Do these people all find gorgeous women willing to do anything after a while?
B) To what do you attribute the financial crisis. A mass outbreak of pessimism?
C) Rhonda Byrne once stated that victims of a tsunami had 'tsunami like vibrations'.
D) As covered in Barbara Ehrenreich's 'smile or die', there is no scientific evidence of the Law of Attraction. The closest is the fact that a particle can take on a wave or a solid. Hardly even related.
E) And, to my mind. The Law of attraction as it is taught. Aside from being an outright lie, is unethical for several reasons:
Ei) It creates the illusion of perfection, which is one of the tools the negative polarity uses. Holds the illusion up and claims the moral highground to criticise people for not reaching it. The positive polarity in my understanding does not hold up the idea of perfection in that sense, stating that everything is perfect in ways we can't see.
Eii) It creates fear. A lot of fear. When negative thoughts jump in, which they inevitably will, a great percentage of the time, people then have the added fear that they are creating negative realities. Making it harder to accept and let go of.
Eiii) The avoidance of negative thought that might result from that and other related Law of Attraction ideas is a suppression. The Law of One does not encourage condemnation of anything, in my view, because to condemn you stop gaining wisdom in the area. (A positive entity would not say 'thou shalt not'.
Eiv) Consider these ideas for a case study of how the Law of attraction ideas might give someone difficulty on the service to others path:
a) A reiki healer who wants to see herself as healing patients but doesn't actually want to do the effort. Just wants to 'manifest' herself as a healer.
b) A musician who won't allow him/ herself negative thoughts. Thus blocks themselves from doing music
c) A would be fighter. Such as a David Icke character who doesn't want to engage in their area because of bad thoughts.
I do have more to say. Perhaps that is enough for the moment.
What I believe is that there is a metaphysical component to willpower but that it is moderated through our higher self. And that for most people this is not the important element. The more important element is learning the lessons and trusting things will be OK if you do.
Again for MOST PEOPLE. Not all people. I guess.
Here is Edgar Cayce's view of it:
The pattern is given thee in the mount. The mount is within thine inner self. To visualize by picturizing is to become idol worshippors. Is this pleasing, with thy conception of thy God that has given, "Have no other gods before me"? The god of self, the God of the universe, then meets thee in thine inner self. Be patient, and leave it with him. He knowest what thou hast need of before ye ask. Visualizing is telling Him how it must look when you have recieved it. Is that thy conception of an All- Wise, All- Merciful Creator? 705 - 2.
I was going to do a blog on this, which wouldn't write. But then this post came up to get rid of my wound upness at this sort of falsity. He knew what I needed before I asked.