Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 << I've noticed an emphasis on the power of positive thinking in many circles. Understanding that thought does play a key part in what is made manifest... is thought enough? Could it be a combination of factors that play parts in what becomes? What are your impressions? >> I like to think of it as a universal law that goes something like: " Whatever you focus your energy and attention upon you'll draw more of into your experience. " Notice that as that's stated, it's NEUTRAL. Thus, if a person focuses on the negative, they'll attract more negative into their lives. This general question is dealt with a fair amount in " Emotional Freedom Technique " (EFT). _www.emofree.com_ (http://www.emofree.com) . One factor that commonly plays a role is described as psychological reversal. For example, someone SAYS they want to lose weight. But it turns out they say that just because it's the " politically correct " thing to say. For example, what if there's a married lady who's not interested in sex. She figures if she were to lose 80 pounds, she'd look so much better that her husband would be pestering her more often for sex. When people who know how to use kinesiology testing have [muscle] tested people who SAY they want to lose weight, a surprising percentage test that that is not their true feeling. Rich in Minnesota USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 In a message dated 7/20/2004 9:15:14 PM Central Daylight Time, Franke1902 writes: I've noticed an emphasis on the power of positive thinking in many circles. Understanding that thought does play a key part in what is made manifest... is thought enough? Could it be a combination of factors that play parts in what becomes? What are your impressions? Interesting question for sure. Now I can't think that thought would be enough, but I think thought along with consciousness may be the beginning of the shift from where we are in a certain situation and where we want to be. Maybe thoughts (I want to weigh less) can stimulate our consciousness to begin changing our beliefs (I believe I deserve to weigh less and be more healthy), which stimulates our actions (I am going to do something about this to make it happen). To me thought is the originating factor to begin the change process. If it has not made it to my conscious thought how would I know what is to become. All three are part of the manifestation process as far as I believe. Cecelia in St Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 First, let me introduce myself to this group, as I just joined and got my first digest. I have an MA in holistic health education from JFK University, a BA in Asian History from Cal, and last year finally completed a very long dream and became certified as a hypnotherapist. I have also been involved in martial arts for 30+ years and have taught professionally for the past 20. I learned muscle testing through Applied Kinesiology from my Tai Chi teacher 17 years ago. So, " is thought enough? " The Chinese say " chi follows yi, " or " energy follows mind. " Mind, of course, goes much deeper than just conscious thought and awareness. Like the old blues songs say, our " first mind " comes from our unconscious understanding, which is usually more true to our real feelings and motivations than what we rationalize afterwards. Again, the Chinese teaching is that our conscious mind is the slowest part and often the last to " know. " This is why, as was pointed out here, muscle testing can reveal a split between our " should " and our real feeling. Jeff in California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Welcome, Jeff. Yes, the conscious mind is often the last to know, and verbal expression follows nonverbal expression follows energetic expression. The energy " speaks " first. We have followed different routes but have ended up in similar places. You might be interested in the Website my co-author and I developed: http://www.scs-enterprises.com I've been studying Uechi-Ryu Okinawan Karate-Do for almost 30 years at this point. Although I've been using hypnosis since high school, in some ways karate was my official introduction to energy work. ______________________________ Joel P. Bowman, Ph.D. Subtle Communication Systems Voice: 269-267-1419 http://www.scs-enterprises.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Can it be safely assumed that thought is a product of the language of soul interpreted through the appartus of the intellect? -FrankE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 , " Joel P. Bowman " <joel.bowman@w...> wrote: > Yes, the conscious mind is often the last to know, and verbal > expression follows nonverbal expression follows energetic > expression. The energy " speaks " first. > > We have followed different routes but have ended up in similar > places. You might be interested in the Website my co-author and I > developed: > > http://www.scs-enterprises.com > > I've been studying Uechi-Ryu Okinawan Karate-Do for almost 30 > years at this point. Although I've been using hypnosis since high > school, in some ways karate was my official introduction to energy > work. > How is Karate, the Japanese martial art, related to energy and mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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