Book Review: The Law of Attraction by Michael Losier

If you've tried working on the Law of Attraction, you probably know by now that manifesting what you want when you want it is easier said than done. There is no perfect solution to that conundrum, but there may be some useful advice here and there. The Law of Attraction by Michael Losier professes to be a compendium of such useful advice. I think, on the whole, it is, although, as with most such books, it is not a one-size-fits-all set of techniques.

Losier has broken down using the Law of Attraction into three steps. The first is clarifying what it is you want. The second is writing a statement that facilitates focusing your thoughts on what it is you want on an ongoing basis. The third is a technique for dealing with doubts, fears, and other concerns that may “block” your receipt of your desires.

I found these tools useful. There are worksheets that go with each step, and you can obtain full-size copies in electronic form from Losier’s website. These worksheets are useful for their intended purpose, such as the Clarity through Contrast worksheet, which helps you define your desires by identifying what you do not want. There are worksheets for writing desire statements and the “allowing” (third) step.

My take on it is that this is a useful book for the beginner in deliberate reality creation. Many sources tell you that you must focus your mental energy on having what you want before you have it, but they give no concrete tools for how to do that. Don’t get me wrong here, though. Using these worksheets is not going to vaporize doubts altogether, and it is not going to make it effortless for you to develop the faith that you have what you want when you lack the tangible evidence of it. However, given the difficulty that many people, such as myself, have with visualizing having something they cannot see or feel, these techniques are helpful.

I do not recommend this as a starting point for a journey into reality creation. I think The Secret is a better tool for that. Nor is it a good text for understanding more about the underpinnings of reality creation. The Seth material is a much better source for that type of information. I do recommend the book, though, for those folks who have already begun the journey into reality creation and manifestation as one more tool to put into your manifestation toolbox. This book should not be the only tool in that box any more than any other single tool should be, but it’s a good one to have.

Is greed a sin?

This morning I got to thinking about money. As I was thinking about how I am looking forward to being very wealthy, I remembered the famous movie quote "Greed is good".

That statement, of course, is juxtaposed to the traditional Western viewpoint that greed is bad. As I thought about this, I wondered how other people who are working on manifesting material wealth in their lives are thinking about this. In any case, my take is that greed is not a desirable feeling, but for rather different reasons than most folks, I suspect.

Here's my take on it. Greed implies a scarcity mentality. The concept of greed, meaning the desire for more of something than you need, can only exist in a mind that believes that there are inherent limits to the amount of something someone needs. If you have trouble accepting this argument, consider whether the concept of greed would exist if you had the tangible, incontrovertible evidence that you could have as much of anything as you wish without diminishing what anyone else could have. So, if you find yourself thinking that someone else is greedy, you have just gotten an insight into your own scarcity mentality.

It is perfectly okay to desire, strive for, and obtain wealth and material possesions of all sorts in limitless amounts. It is, in fact, holy to do so, contrary to what many put forth. The limits placed upon those who are impoverished prevent the full expression of being, and that most certainly is not holy. No, my friends, to want and to obtain are good things. To believe that supply is limited is a terrible shame. It is an unnecessary limitation, and that is why greed is a sin. The belief in greed creates limited supply, making greed real and physical. If you think greedy people are bad, stop believing in greed. Believe instead in abundance. I know it is easier said than done, but very little worthwhile in life just happens. The effort (and belief) that brings about life's good things may be unconcious (and therefore seemingly effortless), but everything that is proceeds first from thought.

Where are your thoughts on greed? I know I am working hard to eliminate the word from my vocabulary.

Peace with you all.

What it's all about (the blog, not reality)

Hi, folks! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. Unless you've been living in a remote cave or, for some reason, have been equally isolated from what's going on, you've almost certainly heard of The Secret or The Law of Attraction or some other name for reality creation. I was first exposed to the ideas of reality creation when I was just 13, in the form of the Seth material, "authored" by Jane Roberts, who acted as a medium for Seth, a self-described "energy personality essence". As "time" went by (time being an illusion necessitated by our four-dimensional physical existence), I started seeing and hearing other people talking or writing about reality creation, often disguised in a less explicit package than Seth's. I was a believer, but not a very devoted one. Seth's teachings, as well as those others I had run across, really resonated with me and made a lot more sense to me than a lot of the explanations about why and how things happened in the world than those put forth by conventional religion (at that time, anyway). Then, in the spring of 2007, I ran across several things at once that renewed and expanded my faith in reality creation. It began with attending a seminar given by salesperson extraordinare Jeff Gitomer, who talked a lot about Napoleon Hill. Then I ran across T. Harv Eckert's material. Right on top of that, I heard about The Secret and checked it out. It was at this point that it all really crystallized for me. Once again I was knocked out by how many people were saying the exact same thing, to wit: THOUGHTS CREATE REALITY. Sure, each said it slightly differently, and each had different suggestions for how to harness this fundamental aspect of our existence, but, fundamentally, they were all saying the same thing. In and of itself that might not have been enough to make me respond so strongly, but, equally importantly, each spoke from personal experience. These were not people who were talking in the abstract. Now, it may not be scientific, but when one is confronted by so many pieces of anecdotal evidence all saying the same thing, it takes a certain amount of arrogance to dismiss them all as being full of it or, even worse, scam artists. I have created this blog to further investigate reality creation. I am hoping to make this a repository for useful links to articles and other websites, my own opinion pieces, and, an active discussion of reality creation, no matter what label you put on it. I welcome the skeptics, too, because no faith should be blind, and things will be a lot more interesting if there is some debate here, as opposed to a bunch of us sitting around and agreeing with each other. That said, skeptics should realize that they have their own faiths (even when they do think they do not), and we expect to be treated with respect and dignity regardless of our faith, even though it differs.

So, please join in, make comments, say your piece, and have fun.