Law of Attraction – Take Control of Your Life
Warning: This article will sound like complete bullshit to the conservative mind. If you can go into the reading with an open mind and are willing to try the methods described with the intention of attracting good things to your life, please proceed. However, if you are already swaying towards skepticism, please save this article for a time when you are dying for a change or confident that this method could work for you. This might be the most important and eye-opening article you will read in your entire life so plan accordingly. Thank you
Introduction to The Law Of Attraction: Many of you have probably heard of the Law of Attraction, The Secret, visualization, or some of the other popular manifestations of this technique, but most likely do not fully know what it is. Basically if you spend some time each day visualizing (yes, imagining) YOUR idea, exactly what you have decided what you want. And you do this on a daily basis. And believe 100% that by doing such things, that ideal will manifest itself in your life. And if you expect to see results regardless of how improbable such results may be.. You WILL see results. You are in complete control of your life/destiny/future, you just haven’t grabbed the reigns yet. If you like what you’re hearing and want to grab them, keep on reading.
Basics: Manifesting your ideal is not as hard as it sounds. If you meditate daily, you are already half way there in fact. But meditation is only one of many many ways for you to visualize what you want. I’m getting to far ahead of myself already, so here are the basics:
1. Decide what you want. This is by far the hardest part of the whole process, believe it or not. When you actually start analyzing everything, you’ll probably realize that you didn’t even want what you thought you wanted that badly. You need to figure out what you want more than anything else, no matter how impossible the goal may sound right now. Millionaire? Sure. Billionaire? Even better. Or maybe you just want to get a girl/boyfriend or want to lose weight. Anything you want. Decide on three things to start off with. One small goal, one medium goal, and one crazy goal.
2. Choose a method by which you feel most confident in your ability to visualize or imagine your ideal— your life when everything that you want has come to you. Some people take walks, some sit in the dark, and some meditate in parks. Whatever the way, it needs to be relaxing and as quiet as possible. Make sure you’re doing something where you won’t be disturbed for at least 30 minutes, if not an hour. Be comfortable, but don’t lay down or you might find more sleep coming into your life instead of your ideal.
3. Create your fantasy by just letting your mind wander for the first few times. For example, let’s say the goal is to lose weight. Imagine looking at yourself in the mirror and looking amazing. You have lost XXX lbs and are extremely happy with yourself. Then you walk outside of your house and someone walks by and comments on how thin you look. So, to reiterate, you are imagining the time when your goal has been completed, NOT how you are going to get there. Your responsibility is to have the will, not the way. The universe will figure out the method for you. Anyways, keep building the fantasy until you have a series of events that you can visualize happening everyday. Repitition is key. Do the same for your other goals as well. The fantasy doesn’t have to be split up into goal sections either, in fact, combining goals in one fantasy is encouraged. For example, if your three goals are losing weight, finding a job and getting a new BMW, visualize your very thin self driving to your new job in your new BMW. If you are having trouble visualizing/using your imagination, try clearing your head first and not thinking of anything for 1 minute.
4. Repeat. Visualize this fantasy everyday for at least 30 minutes to an hour, or more if you feel so inclined. Follow the same storyline again and again. The whole point of this is engraining your ideal into your subconscious, which is the way in which you communicate with the Universal Mind. Your conscious mind creates the ideal, then imprints it onto the subconscious, which relays the goal to Universal Mind and puts it to work at attaining the goal. Also, put as much emotion into your visualization as possible. When something that would give you tremendous joy occurs in your fantasy, smile and feel that happiness. If it’s your ideal life, you should be smiling for a good amount of the time you’re visualizing, right?
5. Expect signs and results. If you come across something that could be an opportunity to achieve your goal, seize it. For example, if you are a guy visualizing yourself on a date with a beautiful girl and you run into an old friend who got hot over the years, ASK HER OUT. Or if you see a poster for a speed dating event, it is NOT just coincidence. If you are visualizing well and consistently, you should be coming across an unusual, if not insane amount of serendipitous events, happenstance type things. Realize that they occured because of your visualization and that you are getting closer to your ideal. But you will never get there unless you act upon serendipity, upon opportunity, so be assertive! Even take risks, just know that it will turn out okay. BE OPTIMISTIC! You’re ideal is closer than ever and closing in.
Other Tips:
- Positive things come to positive people, so practice a good demeanor about life. Enjoy every day and stop complaining. Don’t hate people, that’s negative energy. The more positive you are, the stronger your attraction for positive things is going to be. Negativity cancels out visualizing.
- Visualize every day, being consistent is one of the most important parts of the process.
- If you are having trouble believing or manifesting, visualize something smaller and easier to attain, but out of the ordinary. If it’s small enough and you are at least visualizing correctly and with belief, you will most definitely see results. Those results will increase your belief and passion in visualization, thus giving you the ability to manifest larger goals. Work your way up if necessary, but remember that anything is possible.
- If you are either having problems either deciding what you truly want or having trouble visualizing, meditation is highly recommended. You don’t need to take a class or to sit in a lotus position, just sit somewhere quiet, make yourself comfortable and close your eyes. Take 3 deep breaths into your nose and out of your mouth and then, as mentioned before, try to empty your mind completely for a minute before attempting to visualize. If your mind strays from your fantasy during visualization, open your eyes, shake your head, and then close your eyes and continue.
Books (These are the books that I read in order when I became aware of the Law of Attraction and began using it in my freshman year of college. They go really well together and will turn a skeptic into a hugely successful visualizer)
1. For Those Still Unconvinced:
The New Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz – This book is the best first read for those getting into the Law of Attraction. Maltz slowly and thoroughly explains why the law exists and why visualization works. This will convince anyone that the Law of Attraction is REAL and able to be used by anyone at anytime. For each chapter, he backs up his assertion with evidence steming from simple logic, science, Christianity and other religions. So no matter what your quip is, Maltz will persuade you. Buy it in our online store!
2. For Those Wanting To Better Understand Visualization:
The Master Key System by Charles Haanel – This book explains visualization from step 1 to step 24. Yes, it goes that , but with concise chapters that each end in an exercise that should be done to increase visualization ability. The Master Key System is the definitive guide to The Law of Attraction and makes it unbelievably understandable and easy with its step-by-process.
3. For Those With Extreme/Risky/Unpopular/Crazy Dreams
The Innovative Mind by Gene Landrum – If your dream isn’t going over well with your family and friends or if it is so out there that even you are worried it might be impossible or too risky, this is the book for you. It will:
- dispell your fears and then some
- get you ridiculously excited about the goal you used to fear
- might get you a little cocky since it focuses on how few people can have such goals
Jr Deputy Accountant said on 04.03.2010
In some ways the skepticism is not only warranted but beneficial – it means the universe can spend more time working for me and less time trying to throw signals at people who are unwilling to embrace this incredibly easy and effective way of life.
I discovered LOA in 2006 and my life has been incredible since. I am not rolling in $$ nor am I a princess with a BMW but I am happier than I have ever been.
An important component that I’m not sure you touched on is also to listen to the signs – not just when you are visualizing where you would like to go but when it comes to the universe trying to tell you where you should go. Several months ago, my job became a large red flag. My feeling has always been that life should not be an uphill battle – when you are doing what the universe wants you to do (sometimes as a result of visualization that you have done or goals you have set), things just land in your lap. When you are misaligned with the universe’s ultimate goal for you (I’m a bit of an LOA drifter and tend to let the universe guide me more often than not), life is a struggle. My job became exactly that so after a lot of thinking, I quit. Yes, in this economy.
And life is no longer an uphill battle. I’m finally doing what I always wanted to do for a living – writing – and have time to spend with my 7 year old and to travel, enjoy my city, etc etc.
There will always be naysayers. To them I say: pffft, more for me.
sir jorge said on 08.01.2010
i guess it makes sense
Stutz said on 08.03.2010
Until someone can point to an unbiased scientific study to support the existence of the phenomenon, and then provide some decent explanation of a physical process by which a vast, random, unconscious universe can “manifest” goodies for us according to our brain activity on this tiny planet — WITHOUT requiring me to buy a book/video to do so — then why should anyone even listen to this silliness?
I’m still waiting for an LoA advocate to admit that it is, at the end of the day, just a metaphor for positive thinking, and does not really, honestly rely on some mystical/supernatural component. That’s is only a “law” in the sense that discipline in focusing on one’s goals is one of the best ways to achieve them, and as such does work more often than not.
I’m also waiting to hear a non-bullspit explanation for the Starving Children Corollary: that if our thoughts manifest our situation, then it naturally follows that all the starving, dying children in the third world are victims of their own negative thoughts, and could pull themselves out of poverty by simply thinking harder about food, money, and an education. An offensive worldview that few dare to address.
Speaking of a worldview, it seems to me that the LoA has quite a few of these sorts of repercussions that are commonly ignored. For the LoA to be literally real, one would have to also believe a lot of other weirdness about the universe in order for one’s worldview to be consistent. I suspect that true believers like the author probably are into that sort of thing, judging by some of the books recommended. Actually, it suddenly comes to mind that this article really comes off like a Scientologist trying to sell someone on an auditing session, while carefully leaving out the whole aliens-and-Thetans thing.
Sorry Jr Deputy Accountant, this doesn’t make me a naysayer, it makes me rational. And sorry, but if “It works for me!” were evidence, then literally ANYTHING works, because that line has been used to sell snake oil since our ancestors first climbed down from the trees.
mo said on 09.21.2010
ur a negative motherfucker. he didnt want u to buy a book he just wants u to be happy
Anonymous said on 11.19.2010
so you read the whole thing obviousley. bc he dosent say anything about purchasing anything till the end. at the begining he told you to pretty much leave if you didnt like the idea you obviousley must have liked it
sir maccalot said on 08.07.2010
sounds pretty good to me, iv been fighting myself for years, once i did this everything became clear and easy, i was able to realize how real and good life is…i guess
Matt said on 08.31.2010
I thoroughly believe that visualizing your goals will bring them to you, but I don not believe that there is need for any kind of higher power to manifest the clues and whatnot.
When you spend this much time, (an hour a day is a good investment) thinking about one thing, it gets embedded into your subconscious. From there, your idea does not have to transmit to a higher power, you are already prepped to see opportunities. Your subconscious is busy working on ways to accomplish your goals and is primed to pick up on small hints around you; when you see the opportunity you will act, rather than thinking later on, “oh I suppose I should have taken that chance up!”
All that I’m saying is that this phenomenon can be explained without a higher power.
Bee said on 09.02.2010
I discovered the law of attraction about 3 years ago…my job created a watch with the organization logo on it and I wanted one for my self. I asked for the PR director for one an he told me that only retirees received the watch during banquets but he would check into one just for me. A week after visualizing and waiting, he presented me with one. Boy was Iproud…that is just one small example of LOA
Anonymous said on 09.21.2010
I enjoyed the article but it was so poorly written. The elementary mistakes made within the context distracted me a lot when I read it. Sorry. Good subject though.
The Mad King said on 10.14.2010
To adherents of the “law of attraction,” I postulate a scenario:
What happens when someone, an equally firm believer in LOA – and an otherwise very unlikely romantic partner – attracts “you” into their life?
Conversely, consider that your ideal mate is (insert happily married supermodel here). Imagine too that said supermodel is also a firm believer in the LOA. Shouldn’t one, in theory, be able to “attract” (model) out of (model’s) marriage?
In other words: In a hypothetical battle of wills, whose “attractive power” wins out?
There are limitations to this alleged “law.” I take no issue with the noble intentions of LOA authors – except those who have chosen it as a means to “attract” and defraud an unsuspecting audience. However, the LOA simply doesn’t hold in an alleged world of free will, where the object of desire can often be (the company of) another free-thinking individual.
See http://metaspyder.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/why-i-think-the-law-of-attraction-is-bogus/
GZ said on 10.16.2010
The Law of Attraction does exist and much has been written about it in the past two thousand years or so, but they all leave out KEY factors and never offer a COMPLETE explanation. There is much more to it than visualizing. There are other things that must be included. To know them is to know fully the Tree of Life. Once you know, the world is yours!
Madalin said on 09.04.2011
GZ you made me quite curious about what you mean with the “Tree of life”, so if you can give me further hinds on where i can find details about this i’d really appreciate it. thanks
Linds said on 11.09.2010
just to let everyone know, it works. I’ve used it.
OnTheSidelines said on 12.04.2010
How come i keep visualising this motorbike dealership from #China,blah blah blah and haven’t owned my own cheap bike yet,2 years later???
Thought of this local lottery for so long yet no one ever called my number even for a consolation prize??Hope it works on you though!!!!! Good read….
ANNiE =) said on 03.24.2011
i am a firm believer in this law of attraction. only because i found half the country away from home and all i wanted was to go home. i knew that in order for me to go home, i needed to have a vehicle because i had me, my stuff, and my dog. although the means for my opportunity to go back home weren’t at all something i would have chosen, the result was exactly what i was hoping for. i was there for 3 months, and when opportunity struck, my mom called me and out of the blue asked me what i thought about her idea of her buying me a car…so i could go home. i seized it, and that has been my proof that the law of attraction works.
because of this “knowledge” i have come to realize that my life is like magic. and i’m the magician. =)
Jonas said on 04.17.2011
As countless has said and experienced, this way of life seems to have tremendous positive effects on happiness and quality of life in general. This does not mean we need to jump to the conclusion/delusion that “the Universe” is working it all out for us. “The universe will figure out the method for you.” Come on, really? Even though you’re ten times more likely to get that BMW if your visualizing it properly, it doesn’t mean it’s a law of nature. Don’t get me wrong; I agree with about 90% per cent of this article – it’s the supernatural nonsense about calling this a ‘a law of nature’ without a shred of evidence I despise.
To conclude:
Positive thinking – good
Belief in the supernatural – bad
Jonas said on 04.17.2011
you’re***
Jeremy said on 06.21.2011
I think the discussion here is great. But what seems to be the most important underlying theme is the definitiveness of this “law.” In all other contexts, the word “law” means something that is definite and unchanging. But the LOA is different, because it is a subjective law.
It depends on the person believing in it and HOW they believe it.
If I tell you what the color blue looks like, you may understand what it is I’m talking about, but it could mean something COMPLETELY different to you.
All I’m saying is that rather than using this thread as a place to argue YOUR definition against someone else’s, why not take the time to step outside of yourself and look back? Why not consider how something like this could fit into your subjective definition of what it means to manifest the things you truly want?
If thats too difficult, then maybe you should read some of those books… or pay someone to get an “expert” opinion.
Great read Jordan.
Levi said on 09.05.2011
I think many of you forgot to have an open mind prior to reading on. It’s about positive energy that only makes sense AND works for those who believe in it. If it’s not for you, don’t waste your time by posting comments to make you feel like you’re making a difference and go browse an engineering site or something. Negative motherfuckers indeed.
for five six said on 11.20.2011
fake it till you make it!
ian said on 03.12.2012
LAW OF ATTRACTION IS GREAT SUBJECT. But who discover it first?
Amanda said on 05.15.2012
My only beef with this mentality, and feel free to chime in if you have a good rebuttal, is that this blames victims for being victims. If you get hit by a car or get diagnosed with cancer, it was your fault. Not the drivers, not the harmful toxins in our environment, it was a result of your own negative thoughts.
Blaming the victim is not the right mentality to have.
There are larger forces at work in this world than the individual, such as the collective chain of cause and effect. You need a healthy idea of what is and is not in your control, and this is not the answer. Your life is not always in your hands.
Prittii said on 08.14.2012
I believe the law of attraction because I live it on daily basis.
It’s a long, long story! I’m not sure if I want to put up such personal parts of my life, but a few examples…
I always dreamed of getting out of my country. I registered for a passport without any idea of where I was going, but with the dream of going to London. When I collected it, the woman asked me “where are you going?”… I answered “London” (without any ticket or money to buy it!)
One year later I was in London. I lived there for almost 3 years. (this was before knowing the law of attraction… I was always the dreamy positive person and I used to look out of the window and dream about being in London)
Second thing… I remember after having so much trouble relationships with wrong guys, I stopped in front of my mirror and I said “why don’t I just find someone normal like me? someone that doesn’t play games? someone that will always be there at all times? Someone positive and good.” I pictured exactly the man I wanted and a few months later I met him and we’ve been together already for 3 years and half… and on Sunday one year marriage anniversary. :)
There is much, much more! About my job also…
Believe me… We just have to desire from the deep of our pure hearts.
My theory is that God is just a great fount of love and happiness that surrounds the whole universe and he wants to give us everything that will make us happy and pleased! But this energy is not human and doesn’t understand human mentality… God is too pure to understand our material existence and our words. He (God is energy not a man or a woman, I just say he because “it” would be disrespectful) only understands our energy: what do you picture in your head, your feelings and what you transmit.
The feelings of doubt and fear are both negative… they won’t bring anything good.
dailythanks said on 11.10.2012
Valuable post. Thank you for putting it out there. So many great points to consider when optimizing your outlook on life.