The Law of (Mental) Attraction
LEARNING VS. KNOWING: Desire & Expectation
I have been studying the Law of Attraction for over 20 years. OK, well I dabbled in it for about 15 of those years, and then I really set to studying it. I thought I KNEW a lot about this Law, but I have discovered that there is always more to learn. What a shift for me from the days of always feeling ashamed that I didn’t know everything! And also to know that I can be an expert and still not know everything. So if you have questions about the Law of Attraction, ask me. I’ll share what I know, and we’ll learn together!
Can you feel the energetic difference between KNOWING and LEARNING? “Knowing” sometimes has kind of a hardness to it – a brick-wall, inflexibility. Whereas “learning” has so much flexibility, and curiosity, and excited energy. Don’t get me wrong, there are there are times when “knowing” is very powerful. But learning keeps us young and vibrant. Together, knowing and learning can lead us to new awakenings and higher awareness. Even when I’m sharing something I “know,” I like discussing and getting a new perspective (learning someone else’s point of view).
Just today I learned some new things about the Law of Attraction – things I maybe heard before, but they never really sank in. I’ve been reading and studying “Working With the Law -11 Truth Principles for Successful Living,” by Raymond Holliwell. This book was published in 1964 – long before “The Secret,” and years after “The Science of Getting Rich.” All these books teach about similar principles, but each author offers slightly different insights. They all teach about the Law of Attraction, amongst other things.
So what did I learn today, after all these years, about the Law of Attraction? Well, there are two parts to activating this law: Desire and Expectation. This is important stuff here! This is the difference between manifesting by design, and manifesting by default.
When we desire something, we set the having of it in motion. By desiring, we set things in motion. The thing we desire now already exists in the invisible formless substance that we call The Field, or The Field of Pure Potentiality – simply because we desire it. Thoughts are very powerful things, bringing that which we desire into physical form, so it pays to begin to master our thoughts.
Next we have to expect to get the thing we desire. Expectation is a powerful energy, and is the complementary force to desire. Without expectation, the manifestation of the thing we say we desire often fails flat. Without expectation, our thought is merely “wishful thinking.” Expectation is like the gravity that pulls the desired thing into physical form. That’s an oversimplification, but it gives you an image you can hold on to.
So if you DESIRE something, and don’t EXPECT to get it, you probably won’t – or at least, it won’t come easily. And if you DON’T DESIRE something, and DO EXPECT to get that thing you don’t desire, you may well attract it into your life. Are you beginning to see how important conscious thinking is? And can you see how our patterned thinking gives us habitual results? Do you know someone who always get what they expect (whether it’s what they want or not)?
TAKE ACTION! It’s not likely that the thing you want is going to drop into your lap while you’re sitting in your living room (though it’s possible!). This isn’t just busyness – running around without focus or intention – but when you get inspiration, follow it. Immediately. (And you know I’m not telling you to do anything stupid!).
Let’s take this new idea out for a test run! I’m going to do this, too, because I’m learning! I’ll let you know how this works for me, and I really want to hear how this works for each of you!
Take a small piece of paper or note card. On it, write something you desire. Since we’re just building our “manifesting muscle,” start with something that might be a surprise to get within 30 days, but not something that you yourself can’t even believe you could manifest (at least not yet). It might be a new pair of boots, a new bike, $500 extra in income, meet a new partner (if you’re single), etc. This thing has to be something you actually desire, and is for your own (or someone else’s) good. Don’t try to think about how it might come to you. Your job is to DESIRE it. Know that if you desire it, it already exists in the formless.
My card says: “I generate $______ in income from multiple sources, easily and with integrity in the next 30 days (by November 8, 2014). I am feeling what it’s like to generate this income. I expect it to come.
Now, I want you to feel what it’s like to manifest what you’re desiring. Really feel it as if you have it. Stay with that feeling for as long as you can – at least 68 seconds. Now, expect to receive/manifest this thing within 30 days. As you turn your attention toward expectation, notice if there is any resistance (the voice in your head, a knot in your stomach, anything that tells you that you don’t really believe it). See below to tap away this resistance! It is important that your expectation is unwavering.
Visualize what it will be like to have this thing. Feel what it will feel like to have it. Use any other senses (taste, touch, smell, sound) that might be involved in the having of this thing. For the next 30 days, be the person who has this thing. Walk like you have it, talk like you have it, make mental plans as if you have it. Do not share this exercise with anyone, with the exception of a person who is fully supportive of the Law of Attraction! You’re learning – you don’t need anyone’s negative thoughts!
Keep this card with you, and throughout the day, every day, pull it out and look at it. Recall your visualization. Enhance it in any way you can. Be grateful for the having of this thing – even before you can hold it in your hand. Feel the feelings of having it.
If you are inspired to take action toward the having of it, take the action. For example, if you desire to meet your soul mate, and you are invited to go dancing…go! And notice where that leads you. The Universe responds when we take action.
Pay attention to the signs all around you. Notice examples of the thing you desire all around you. Be grateful whenever you see those boots, or that happy couple or signs of increased wealth, and know it is coming closer to you. And enjoy the process of bringing it closer. Don’t work too hard at it – an easy mind is the most powerful.
In 30 days, if you do these steps, the thing you desire will be yours, or will be considerably closer to being yours. These laws work outside our understanding of time, so when we say 30 days, it is based on our own limited images of what is possible. If you don’t have any sign that this thing is coming closer to you, try digging deeper into your own beliefs. If you hold a deep-seated belief that “Nothing good ever happens to me,” then you will be repelling your deepest desires. Those deep beliefs can also be dissolved using Tapping. Please feel free to contact me if you need help with this.
If you’d like a daily email reminder to “Look at your Desire Card, and expect that it’s coming to you,” please click here. It will be a short and sweet inspiration email for each of the 30 days.
Now, here’s the Tapping for if you felt resistance about “Expecting” the thing you desire. This is a general tapping – so you can use it to pinpoint your own resistance and tap on that.
Rate your resistance, using the 0-10 scale of intensity. Write the number down.
Tapping On the Karate Chop Point, say these phrases:
Even Though I want this thing, but part of me doesn’t really expect to get it, I Deeply & Completely Love & Accept Myself.
Even Though I really want this thing, and I can almost imagine having it, I’ve been taught not to get my hopes up, so I don’t want to expect it, and I Deeply & Completely Love and Accept Myself.
Even Though I can feel what it feels like to have this thing, and I want to believe in all this stuff, I’m pretty cynical and I don’t want to be a “daydreamer,” and I Deeply & Completely Love and Accept Myself anyway
(Tapping around the Points:)
-Top of Head: I really want this thing
-Eyebrow: But I’m afraid to expect it
-Outer Eye: I don’t want to be disappointed
-Under Eye: I don’t want to get my hopes up by expecting it
-Under Nose: So I shouldn’t even want it in the first place
-Chin: But I really want this thing, and part of me believes this might work
-Collarbone: It’s NOT going to work if I’m only “half in”
-Under Arm: And I really want this thing
(Keep Tapping around the points as you say these phrases:
-Maybe I could try it for 30 days
-I’ve got nothing to lose
-And I might really get this thing
-OK, I’m going to do it
-I’m “All in”
-I feel like I have this thing
-And I’m expecting it to come
-With an easy mind
Take a deep breath. Re-rate your resistance. If any remains, do this Tapping routine again until it’s gone.
Here’s to your prosperity!
