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CONTENTS

BOOK1:TheLawofAttraction:TheBasicsoftheTeachingsofAbraham®

ForewordbyNealeDonaldWalschPrefacebyJerryHicks

PartI:OurPathtotheAbrahamExperiencePartII:TheLawofAttractionPartIII:TheScienceofDeliberateCreationPartIV:TheArtofAllowingPartV:SegmentIntending

BOOK2:Money,andtheLawofAttraction:LearningtoAttractWealth,Health,andHappiness

PrefacebyJerryHicks

PartI:PivotingandtheBookofPositiveAspectsPartII:AttractingMoneyandManifestingAbundancePartIII:MaintainingMyPhysicalWell-BeingPartIV:PerspectivesofHealth,Weight,andMindPartV:Careers,asProfitableSourcesofPleasure

BOOK3:TheVortex:WheretheLawofAttractionAssemblesAllCooperativeRelationships

PrefacebyJerryHicks

PartI:YourVortex,andtheLawofAttraction:LearningtoAttractJoyousCo-creators

PartII:Mating,andtheLawofAttraction:ThePerfectMate—GettingOne,BeingOne,AttractingOne

PartIII:Sexuality,andtheLawofAttraction:Sexuality,Sensuality,andtheOpinionsofOthers

PartIV:Parenting,andtheLawofAttraction:CreatingPositiveParent/ChildRelationshipsinaWorldofContrast

PartV:Self-Appreciation,andtheLawofAttraction:Appreciation,the

“Magical”KeytoYourVortex

FlawedPremises

AbouttheAuthors

Thisbookisdedicatedtoallofyouwho,inyourdesireforenlightenmentandWell-Being,haveaskedthequestionsthisbookhasanswered;andtothefourdelightfulchildrenofourchildren,whoareexamplesofwhatthebookteaches:Laurel(8);Kevin(5);Kate(4);andLuke(1),whoarenotyetaskingbecausetheyhavenotyet

forgotten.

AndtheseteachingsareespeciallydedicatedtoLouiseHay,whosedesiretoaskandlearn—anddisseminatearoundthisplane—theprinciplesofWell-Being,hasledhertocreatetheHayHouse

publishingcompany,whichhasenabledthedistributionofsomuchjoythroughouttheworld.

Foreword

byNealeDonaldWalsch,thebest-sellingauthorofTheConversationswithGodseriesandHomewithGodinaLifeThatNeverEnds

Thisisit.Heretheyare.Youdon’thavetogoanyfurther.Putalltheotherbooksdown,un-enrollfromalltheworkshopsandseminars,andtellyourlifecoachyouwon’tneedtobecallinganymore.

Becausethisisit:everythingyouneedtoknowaboutlifeandhowtomakeitwork.Heretheyare:alltherulesoftheroadforthisextraordinaryjourney.Allthetoolswithwhichtocreatetheexperiencesyou’vealwayswanted.Youdon’thavetogoanyfurtherthanwhereyouarerightnow.

Indeed,lookatwhatyou’vedonealready.Justlook.Imean,rightnow,lookatwhatyou’reholdinginyourhands.Youdidthat.Youputthisbookrighthere,rightwhereitis,rightinfrontof

youreyes.Youmanifestedit,outoftheclearbluesky.Thataloneisalltheevidenceyouneedthatthisbookworks.

Doyouunderstand?No,no,don’tjumpoverthis.It’simportantthatyoureallyhearthis.I’mtellingyouthatyouareholdinginyourhandsthebestproofyoucouldevergiveyourselfthattheLawofAttractionisreal,iseffective,andproducesphysicaloutcomesintherealworld.

Letmeexplain.Somewhereinthedeepreachesofyourconsciousness,somewhereinan

importantplaceinyourmind,yousetanintentiontoreceivethismessage,or

thisbookwouldneverhavefounditswaytoyou.Thisisnosmallthinghere.Thisisabigdeal.Believeme,it’sabigdeal.

Becauseyouareabouttocreateexactlywhatyousetyourintentiontocreate:amajorchangeinyourlife.

Thatwasyourintention,wasn’tit?Ofcourseitwas.Whatisoccurringasyoureadthesewordswouldn’tbehappeningifyouhadn’tplacedyourattentiononadeepdesiretoliftyourday-to-dayexperiencetoanewlevel.You’vewantedtodothisforalongtime.Youronlyquestionshavebeen:How?Whataretherules?Whatarethetools?

Well,heretheyare.Youaskedforthem,yougot‘em.Andthat’stheveryfirstrule,bytheway.Whatyouaskfor,youget.Butthere’smoretoitthanthat—lotsmore.Andthat’swhatthisextraordinarybookisabout.Here,you’renotonlygoingtobegivensomeprettyamazingtools,butinstructionsonhowtousethem.

Haveyoueverwishedthatlifecamewithaninstructionbook?Hey,goodwishing.Nowitdoes.WehaveEstherandJerryHickstothankforthat.And,ofcourse,Abraham.

(Theywilltellyouallaboutwhothatisinthefascinating,exhilaratingtexttofollow.)EstherandJerryaredevotingtheirlivestothejoyofsharingthewondrousmessagesthatAbrahamhasgiventhem.Iadmireandlovethemsomuchforthis;andIamso,sograteful,fortheyaretrulyextraordinarypeopleonagloriousmissiontobringglorytothemissionuponwhichwehaveallembarked:thelivingandtheexperiencingofthegloryofLifeitself,andofWhoWeReallyAre.

Iknowthatyouwillbesoimpressed,andsoblessed,bywhatyoufindhere.Iknowthatreadingthisbookwillproduceaturningpointinyourlife.Hereisnotonlyadescriptionofthemostimportantlawoftheuniverse(theonlyoneyou’lleverneedtoknowabout,really),butaneasy-to-understandexplanationofthemechanicsoflife.Thisisbreathtakinginformation.Thisismonumentaldata.Thisisbrilliant,flashinginsight.

ThereareveryfewbooksaboutwhichIwouldsaywhatIamgoingtosaynext.Readeverywordhere,anddoeverythingthisbooksays.Itanswersallthequestionsyouhavesoearnestlyaskedinyourheart.So—mayIbethisdirect?—payattention.

Thisbookisabouthowtopayattention,andifyoupayattentiontohowtopayattention,youreveryintentioncanbemademanifestinyourreality—andthatwillchangeyourlifeforever.

Preface

byJerryHicks

ThegroundbreakingphilosophyofpracticalspiritualitythatyouareabouttodiscoverinthisbookwasfirstrevealedtoEstherandmein1986,inresponsetotheverylonglistofquestionsthatIhadbeenwithoutanswerfor,formanyyears.

Withinthesepagesyou’llfindthebasicsoftheTeachingsofAbraham™astheywerelovinglyspokentousintheveryfirstdaysofourinteractionswiththem(pleasenotethatthesingularname“Abraham”isagroupoflovingentities,whichiswhythey’rereferredtointheplural).

Therecordingsfromwhichthisbookevolvedwerefirstformallypublishedin1988aspartofanalbumoftenSpecialSubjectscassetterecordings.Butsincethattime,manyaspectsofAbraham’sbasicteachingsregardingtheUniversalLawofAttractionhavebeenpublishedinvariedformsofbooks,CDs,DVDs,carddecks,calendars,articles,radioandtelevisionshows,andworkshops,aswellasbythemanyotherbest-sellingauthorswhohaveincorporatedtheteachingsofAbrahamintotheirteachings.However,neverbeforethisbook,TheLawofAttraction,havetheseoriginalteachingsbeenpublishedintheirentiretyinasinglevolume.

(Shouldyouliketohearoneoftheoriginalrecordingsfromtheseries,youcanfindourfreeIntroductiontoAbrahamasa70-minutedownloadatourWebsite:www.abraham-hicks.com.)

Thisbookwascreatedbytranscribingouroriginal“AbrahamBasics”StarterSetoffiveCDsandthenaskingAbrahamtoeditthemslightlytoenhancethereadabilityofthespokenword.Abrahamhasalsoaddedseveralnewpassagesforthesakeofclarityandcontinuity.

Millionsofreaders,listeners,andviewershavebeenenjoyingthevaluethey’vereceivedfromtheseteachings.AndEstherandIarethrilledtooffertoyou,inthisLawofAttractionformat,theoriginalbasicteachingsofAbraham.

ButhowdoesthisbookcomparetoAbraham’sAskandItIsGiven?Well,

http://www.abraham-hicks.com

considerTheLawofAttractionthebasicprimerfromwhichalloftheotherteachingshaveflowed.AndconsiderAskandItIsGiventobethemostcomprehensivevolumeofthefirst20yearsofAbraham’steachings.

Revisitingthislife-changingmaterialinthepreparationofthepublicationofthisbookhasbeenawonderfulexperienceforEstherandme,forwe’vebeenremindedofthesebasicandsimpleLawsthatAbrahameffectivelyexplainedtoussomanyyearsago.

Sinceoriginallyreceivingthismaterial,EstherandIhavedoneourbesttoapplytoourownliveswhatwehavelearnedabouttheseLaws,andthemarvelousprogressionofourjoyouslivesisastounding.WetookAbrahamattheirwordbecauseeverythingtheytoldusmadesomuchsensetous,buttheapplicationoftheseteachingshasnowbeenproveninourday-to-dayexperience.Anditiswithextraordinaryjoythatwecantellyou—fromourownpersonalexperience:Thisworks!

(Editor’s Note: Please note that since there aren’t always physical English words toperfectlyexpresstheNon-PhysicalthoughtsthatEstherreceives,shesometimesformsnewcombinations of words, as well as using standard words in new ways—for example,capitalizingoritalicizingthemwhennormallytheywouldn’tbe—inordertoexpressnewwaysoflookingatlife.)

INTRODUCTION

byJerryHicks

We’vewrittenthisbooktointroduceyoutoUniversalLawsandpracticalprocessesthatwillguideyouclearlyandpreciselytotherealizationofyournaturalstateofWell-Being.Yourreadingofthisbookwillgiveyoutheuniqueandbeneficialexperienceofhearingprecise,powerfulanswerstoquestionsthatI’veaccumulatedfromalifetimeofasking.Andyoursuccessfulutilizationofthisjoy-basedphilosophyofpracticalspiritualitywillalsohelpyouguideotherstolivingwhatevertheywouldconsidertobetheperfectlife.

Manyhaveindicatedtomethatmyquestions,inmanyways,havemirroredtheirown.Andso,asyouexperiencetheclarityandbrillianceofAbraham’sanswers,notonlywillyoulikelybegintofeelatruesatisfactionthatlong-askedquestionshavebeenanswered,butyou’lldiscover,aswe(EstherandI)have,arenewedenthusiasmforyourownlifeexperience.Andasyou,fromyourfreshnewoutlookonlife,begintoapplythepracticalprocessesthatareofferedhere,you’lldiscoverthatyoucandeliberatelycreateforyourselfanythingthatyouwanttodo,be,orhave.

Itseemstomethatmylife,fromasfarbackasIcanremember,producedastreamofseeminglynever-endingquestionstowhichIwasn’tabletofindsatisfactoryanswers,forIhadstronglywantedtodiscoveraphilosophyoflifethatwasbasedonabsolutetruth.ButonceAbrahamcameintoourexperience—revealingtoEstherandmetheirexplanationofthepowerfulLawsoftheUniverse,coupledwitheffectiveprocessesthathelpedustoturnideologyandtheoryintopracticalresults—Icametorealizethatthesteadystreamofbooks,teachers,andlifeexperiencesthatIdidencounteronmypathweretheperfectstepsalongthewaytothediscoveryofAbraham.

IlikethinkingabouttheopportunitythatyounowhaveasyoureadthisbooktodiscoverforyourselfthevalueofwhatAbrahamoffers,becauseIknowhowtheseteachingshaveenhancedourlifeexperience.I’malsoawarethatyouwouldnotnowbeholdingthisbookinyourhandsifyourlifeexperiencehadnotpreparedyou(asmylifehaspreparedme)forreceivingthisinformation.

IfeelaneagernessforyoutodiveintothisbooktodiscoverthesimpleandpowerfulLawsandpracticalprocessesthatAbrahamofferssothatyoumaybegintodeliberatelyattractintoyourexperienceeverythingthatyoudesire,andsothatyoumayreleaseanythingfromyourexperiencethatyoudon’twant.

ASteadyStreamofReligiousGroups

Myparentsweren’treligiouspeople,soIdon’treallyunderstandwhyitwasthatIfeltsuchapowerfulcompulsiontofindachurchandbecomeinvolvedinthetenetsofitsreligion,butitwasapowerfulforcewithinmeasIwasgrowingup.MaybeitwasanattempttofilltheveryrealvoidthatIfeltdeepinside,ormaybeitwasbecausesomanyothersaroundmeweredemonstratingtheirreligiousfervorandtheircertaintythattheyhaddiscoveredtruth.

Duringmyfirst14years,Ilivedin18homesinsixstates,soIhadtheopportunitytoevaluateawidevarietyofphilosophies.Inanycase,Isystematicallymarchedmyselfintochurchafterchurch,eachtimehopingwithallmyheartthatinsidethesedoorsIwouldfindwhatIwaslookingfor.ButasImovedfromonereligiousorphilosophicalgrouptoanother,mydisappointmentgrewastheyeachexclaimedtheirrightness,atthesametimedeclaringalloftheotherswrong.Andinthisenvironment,withmyheartsinkingagainandagain,IknewthatIhadn’tfoundtheanswersIwaslookingfor.(ItwasonlyafterdiscoveringtheteachingsofAbrahamthatI’vebeenabletocometounderstand,andtonolongerfeelnegativeemotionabout,thoseapparentphilosophicalcontradictions.)Andso,mysearchforanswerscontinued.

AOuijaBoardSpellstheAlphabet

EventhoughI’dneverhadanypersonalexperiencewithaOuijaboard,Idid,nevertheless,havestrongnegativeopinionsaboutit.Ibelievedthatitwas,atbest,onlyagame,andatworst,anabsolutehoax.Soin1959whenfriendsinSpokane,Washington,presentedmewiththeideaofplayingwiththeboard,Iimmediatelydismisseditasridiculous.Butasmyfriendspersisted,and

subsequentlypresentedmewithmyfirstactualexperiencewithit,Isawformyselfthatarealphenomenonwasoccurring.

Therefore,sinceIwasstillsearchingforanswerstomylifelonglistofquestions,Iaskedtheboard,“HowcanIbecometrulygood?”Atfirst,andwithdramaticspeed,itspelledthealphabet,andthentheplanchettepointedtoR-E-A-D.

“Readwhat?”Iasked.ItspelledB-O-O-K-S.AndthenwhenIasked,“Whatbooks?”itspelled(againwiththatfirstdramaticspeed):ANYANDALLBYALBERTSCHWEITZER.MyfriendshadnotheardofAlbertSchweitzer,andwhileIknewverylittleabouthim,mycuriositywaspiqued,tosaytheleast,andIdecidedtodosomeresearchtofindoutaboutthismanwhohadjustcomeintomyconsciousawarenessinthistrulyextraordinaryway.

InthefirstlibraryIcouldfind,IdiscoveredaverylargeselectionofbookswrittenbyAlbertSchweitzer,andIsystematicallyreadthemall.AndwhileIcannotsaythatIdiscoveredanyspecificanswerstomylonglistofquestions,Schweitzer’sbookTheQuestoftheHistoricalJesusespeciallyopenedmymindtotheawarenessthattherearemanymorewaysoflookingatthingsthanIhadbeenwillingtoconsider.

MyenthusiasmforwhatIhadhopedwastobeawindowintopowerfulenlightenmentandanswerstoallofmyquestionswaseventuallydashedasIfoundneitherpowerfulenlightenmentfromtheOuijaboardnoranswerstoallofmyquestions,butithadcertainlyawakenedwithinmetherealizationthattherewasanavenueofintelligentcommunicationavailablethatIhadneverbelievedwaspossiblebeforeIhadexperienceditmyself.

TheOuijaboardwouldn’tworkformeatallwhenIuseditonmyown,butItrieditonhundredsofpeopleinmytravelsasanentertainer,andIfoundthreepeoplewhohadsuccesswithit.WithsomefriendsinPortland,Oregon(whomtheboarddidworkfor),we“talked”forhundredsofhourswithwhatwethoughttobeNon-PhysicalBeings.Whatanentertainingparadeofpirates,priests,politicians,andrabbisconversedwithus!Itwasmuchlikethekindoffascinatingconversationsyoumightengageinatparties,withindividualsofferingawidevarietyofagendas,attitudes,andintellects.

IhavetosaythatIlearnednothingofvaluefromthatboardthatIcoulduseinmyownlife—orthatIwantedtoteachanybodyelse—soonedayIjustthrewitaway,andthatwastheendofthatstageofmyinterestoractivitywiththeOuijaboard.However,thisremarkableexperience—especiallywiththeIntelligencethatencouragedmyreadingofbooks—notonlyawakenedwithin

meanunderstandingthatthereismuchmore“outthere”thanIcurrentlyunderstood,butitprovokedwithinmeanevenmorepowerfuldesiretofindanswers.IcametobelievethatitwaspossibletotapintoanIntelligencethathadpracticalanswerstoquestionsabouthowtheUniverseworks,whyweareallhere,howwecanlivemorejoyouslives,andhowwecanfulfillourreasonsforbeinghere.

ThinkandGrowRich

PerhapsthefirstexperienceofactuallyfindingpracticalanswerstomygrowinglistofquestionscametomeinthediscoveryofafascinatingbookwhileIwasdoingconcertsinaseriesofcollegesanduniversitiesin1965.ThebookwaslyingonacoffeetableinthelobbyofasmallmotelsomewhereinMontana,andIrememberacontradictionformulatingwithinmeasIhelditandlookedatthewordsonthefrontcover:ThinkandGrowRich!byNapoleonHill.

Thistitlewasoff-puttingtome,forI,likesomanyothers,hadbeentaughttoshoreupmynegativeimpressionofrichpeopleasjustificationformyownlackofeasilyacquiredresources.Therewassomethingundeniablycompellingaboutthisbook,though,andafterI’dgottenonlyabout12pagesintoit,thehairwasstandingupallovermybody,andthrillbumpswereripplingupanddownmyspine.

We’venowcometounderstandthatthesephysical,visceralsensationsareconfirmingevidencethatwe’recurrentlyonthepathtosomethingofextremevalue,buteventhenIfeltthatthisbookawakenedwithinmetheknowledgethatmythoughtsareimportant,andthatmylifeexperiencesomehowreflectsthecontentsofmythoughts.Thebookwascompellingandinteresting,anditinspiredadesirewithinmetoattempttofollowthesuggestionsthatwereoffered—andIdid.

Utilizingtheteachingsworkedsowellforme,infact,thatinaverybriefamountoftimeIwasabletobuildamultinationalbusiness,givingmetheopportunitytotouchthelivesofthousandsofpeopleinameaningfulway.IevenbeganteachingtheprinciplesthatIwaslearning.ButalthoughIhadpersonallyreceivedincrediblevaluefromNapoleonHill’slife-changingbook,manyofthelivesofthoseIwasteachingweren’tasdramaticallyimprovedasminehadbeennomatterhowmanycoursestheytook,somysearchformorespecificanswerscontinued.

SethSpeaksaboutCreatingYourReality

Whilemylifelongquesttodiscovermeaningfulanswerstomyquestionsstillpersisted,andmydesiretofindawaytohelpothersmoreeffectivelyachievetheirgoalsloomedlargerthaneverbefore,IwastemporarilydistractedfromallofthatbythenewlifethatEstherandIweremakingtogetherinPhoenix,Arizona.Weweremarriedin1980afterknowingeachotherforafewyears,andwefoundourselvestobeinexplicablycompatible.Wewereexperiencingjoy,dayafterwonderfulday,exploringournewcity,makingournewhome,anddiscoveringournewlifetogether.AndwhileEstherdidn’texactlysharemythirstforknowledgeormyhungerforanswers,shewaseageraboutlife,alwayshappy,andverynicetobewith.

Onedaywhilepassingtimeinalibrary,IspottedabookentitledSethSpeaksbyJaneRoberts,anditseemedthatbeforeIcouldextractthebookfromtheshelf,Ifeltmyhairsstandingonendagain,andmybodywasagaincoveredinthrillbumps.Ileafedthroughthepagesofthisbook,wonderingwhatitcouldpossiblycontainthatcouldberesponsibleformyemotionalresponse.

DuringthetimethatEstherandIhadbeentogether,Ihaddiscoveredonlyonepointofcontentionbetweenus:Shedidn’twanttohearaboutmyOuija-boardexperiences.WheneverIwouldlaunchinto(whatIconsideredtobe)anextremelyentertainingaccount,Estherwouldleavetheroom.She’dbeentaughtduringherchildhoodtohavetremendousfearofanythingthatwasn’tphysical,andsinceIdidn’twanttodisturbher,Istoppedtellingthosestories,atleastwhileshewasaround.Andso,itwasn’treallyasurprisetomethatEstherdidn’twanttohearaboutthebookSethSpeakseither….

AuthorJaneRobertswouldgointoasortoftranceandallowSeth,aNon-Physicalpersonality,tospeakthroughherinordertodictatetheseriesofhighlyinfluentialSethbooks.Ifoundtheworkstobestimulatingandfascinating,andIbegantoseeanavenuetosomeoftheanswerstomylonglistofquestions.ButEstherwasfrightenedbythebook.Herdiscomfortsurfacedimmediatelyuponhearingofthemannerinwhichthebookhadbeenwritten,andwaspowerfullycompoundedwhensheviewedthestrange-lookingpictureonthebackofthebookofJane,intrance,speakingforSeth.

“Youcanreadthebookifyouwantto,”Esthertoldme,“butpleasedon’tbringitintoourbedroom.”

I’vealwaysbelievedinjudgingthetreebyitsfruits,soeverythingthatIconsider,IdofromthestandpointofhowIfeelaboutit…andtherewasso

muchoftheSethmaterialthatjustfeltrighttome.Soitdidn’tmakeanydifferencetomewhereitcamefromorhowitwaspresented.Inessence,IfeltthatIhadfoundvaluableinformationthatIcoulduse—andthatIcouldpassontootherpeoplewhomIbelievedcoulduseit.Iwasexcited!

MYFEARSWERERESOLVED

byEstherHicks

IthoughtitwasbothverywiseandverykindofJerrynottopushtheSethbooksatme,becauseIreallydidfeelastrongaversiontothem.ThewholeideaofapersonbeingincontactwithaNon-PhysicalBeingmademeextremelyuncomfortable,so,sinceJerrydidn’twanttodisturbme,hewouldgetupearlyinthemorning,andwhileIwasstillsleeping,he’dreadthosebookstohimself.Gradually,whenhe’dfindsomethingthatwasparticularlyinterestingtohim,hewouldgentlyslipitintotheconversation,andinmylessresistantstate,Icouldoftenhearthevalueoftheidea.Bitbybit,Jerryintroducedanotherconceptandanother,untilIbegantofeeltrueinterestinthoseamazingworks.Eventually,itbecameourmorningritual.Wewouldsittogether,andJerrywouldreadtomefromtheSethbooks.

Myfearsweren’tgroundedinanynegativepersonalexperience,butfromhearsaythatI’dpickedup,probablyfromotherswhohadalsopickeditupfrom

hearsay.Lookingback,itnowseemsutterlyillogicalthatIhadthosefears.Inanyevent,IexperiencedarealchangeinattitudeonceIrealizedthatasfarasmypersonalexperiencewasconcerned…itallfeltgood.

Astimepassed,andasmyfearofJane’sprocessinthereceivingoftheinformationfromSethsubsided,Ibegantofeelimmenseappreciationforthesewonderfulbooks.Infact,weweresohappilyinvolvedinwhatwewerereadingthatwethoughtwewouldtakeatriptoNewYorktomeetJaneandherhusband,Robert—andevenSeth!HowfarIhadcome,inthatnowIactuallywantedtomeetthisNon-PhysicalBeing.Buttheauthors’phonenumberwasunpublished,sowedidn’tknowexactlywhattodonexttoaccomplishthismeeting.

OnedaywewereeatinglunchinalittlecafénexttoabookstoreinScottsdale,Arizona,andJerrywasleafingthroughanewbookhe’djustpurchased,whenastrangerwhowassittingnearbyaskedus,“HaveyoureadanyoftheSethbooks?”

Wecouldhardlybelievewhatwewerehearing,becausewehadn’ttoldasinglepersonthatwewerereadingthosebooks.Thenthemanasked,“DidyouknowthatJaneRobertsisdead?”

Iremembermyeyesfillingwithtearsastheimpactofthesewordswashedoverme.ItwasasifsomeonehadtoldmemysisterwasdeadandIhadn’tknownaboutit.Itwasshocking.Wefeltsuchdisappointment,aswerealizedthatnowtherewouldbenopossiblewayforustomeetJaneandRob…orSeth.

Sheila“Channels”Theo

WithinadayorsoofourhearingaboutJane’sdeath,ourfriendsandbusinessassociates,Nancyandherhusband,Wes,metusfordinner.“Wehaveatapewewantyoutohear,”Nancysaid,pushingacassetteintomyhand.Ourfriends’behaviorseemedawkwardtome;therewasjustsomethingoddaboutit.Infact,IfeltthesamefeelingcomingfromthemthatI’dfeltfromJerryuponhisdiscoveryoftheSethbooks.Itwasasiftheyhadasecretthattheywantedtosharebutwereworriedabouthowwe’drespondonceitwasshared.

“Whatisit?”weasked.“It’schanneled,”Nancywhispered.Idon’tbelievethateitherJerryorIhadeverheardthewordchanneled

offeredinthatcontext.“Whatdoyoumean,‘channeled’?”Iasked.AsNancyandWesofferedtheirbriefandsomewhatdisjointedexplanation,

bothJerryandIrealizedthattheyweredescribingthesameprocessbywhichthe

Sethbookshadbeenwritten.“HernameisSheila,”theycontinued,“andshespeaksforanentitynamedTheo.She’scomingtoPhoenix,andyoucanmakeanappointmenttotalkwithherifyouwantto.”

Wedecidedtomakeanappointment,andIcanstillrememberhowexcitedwewere.Wemetinabeautiful(FrankLloydWright-designed)homeinPhoenix.Itwasbroaddaylight,andtomyrelief,nothingevenremotelyspookyhappened.Everythingwasverycomfortableandpleasant.Aswesatand“visited”withTheo(well,Ishouldsay,asJerryvisitedwithTheo—Idon’tthinkIsaidawordduringthatmeeting),Iwasabsolutelyamazed!

Jerryhadanotebookfullofquestions,oneshesaidhe’dsavedupsincehewassixyearsold.Hewassoexcited,askingquestionafterquestion,sometimesinterruptinginthemiddleofananswersothathecouldgetonemorequestioninbeforeourtimewasup.Thehalfhourpassedsoquickly,andwefeltwonderful!

“Canwecomebacktomorrow?”Iasked,becausenowIwasdevelopingalistofquestionsthatIwantedtoaskTheo.

ShouldIMeditate?

Whenwewentbackthenextday,IaskedTheo(throughSheila)whatwecoulddotomovefastertowardourgoals.Theosaid:Affirmations,andthengavemeawonderfulone:I,EstherHicks,seeanddrawtome,throughDivineLove,thoseBeingswhoseekenlightenmentthroughmyprocess.Thesharingwillelevateusboth,now.

JerryandIknewaboutaffirmations;wewerealreadyusingthem.AndthenIasked,“Whatelse?”Theoreplied:Meditate.Well,Ididn’tpersonallyknowanybodywhowasmeditating,butthewholeideaofitjustfeltstrangetome.Itwasn’tsomethingthatIcouldseemyselfdoing.Jerrysaidheassociateditwithpeopleseeinghowbadtheirlivescouldbecome—howmuchpainorpovertytheycouldtake—andstillexist.Inmymind,meditationbelongedinthesameweirdcategoryaswalkingonhotcoalsorlyingonbedsofnailsorstandingononefootallday,holdingyourhandoutaskingforadonation.

ButthenIaskedTheo,“Well,whatdoyoumeanby‘meditate’?”Theoresponded,For15minuteseachday,sitinaquietroom,wear

comfortableclothing,andfocusonyourbreathing.Andasyourmindwanders,anditwill,justreleasethethoughtandfocusbackonyourbreathing.Ithought,Well,thatdoesn’tsoundsoweird.

IaskedifIshouldbringour14-year-olddaughter,Tracy,tomeetTheo,and

theresponsewas:Ifitisherasking,butitisnotnecessary—foryou,too,arechannels.Irememberhowimplausibleitseemedthatsomethingasstrangeasbeingachannel—orassignificantasbeingone—couldhavenotbeenknownbyusbeforenow.Andthenthetaperecorderclickedoff,indicatingthat,onceagain,ourtimewasup.

Icouldn’tbelievehowfastthetimehadpassed.Andso,asIlookeddownatmylistofstill-unansweredquestions,Stevie,thefriendofSheila’swhowasoperatingthetaperecorderandtakingnotesduringourconversationwithTheo,perhapsnoticedmymildfrustration,becausesheasked,“Doyouhaveonelastquestion?Wouldyouliketoknowthenameofyourspiritualguide?”

Thatwasnotaquestionthatwouldhaveoccurredtome,becauseIhadneverheardthetermspiritualguide.ButIlikedthesoundofsuchathing,soIsaid,“Yes,whoismyspiritualguide?”

Theosaid:Wearetolditwillbegiventoyoudirectly.Youwillhaveaclairaudientexperience,andyouwillknow.

Weleftthatbeautifulhousethatdayfeelingbetterthanweeverremembered.Theohadencouragedustomeditatetogether.Becauseyouarecompatible,itwillbemorepowerful.Andso,followingTheo’ssuggestions,wewentdirectlyhome,putonourbathrobes(ourmostcomfortableclothing),closedthedrapesinthelivingroom,andsatwiththeintentionofmeditating(whateverthatmeant).Irememberthinking,I’mgoingtomeditateeverydayfor15minutes,andI’mgoingtofindoutthenameofmyspiritualguide.ItfeltoddforJerryandmetobedoingthisstrangethingtogether,sowesatinlargewingbackchairswithanétagèrebetweenussowecouldn’tseeeachother.

SomethingBegan“Breathing”Me

Theo’sinstructionsontheprocessofmeditationhadbeenverybrief:For15minuteseachday,sitinaquietroom,wearcomfortableclothing,andfocusonyourbreathing.Andasyourmindwanders,anditwill,justreleasethethoughtandfocusbackonyourbreathing.

Sowesetatimerfor15minutes,andIsettledbackintomylargecomfortablechairandfocusedonmybreathing.Ibegancountingmybreaths,inandout.AlmostimmediatelyIbegantofeelasortofnumbnesscomeoverme.Itwasanextremelypleasantsensation.Ilikedit.

Thetimersoundeditsalarmandstartledme.AsIregainedmyawarenessofJerryandtheroom,Iexclaimed,“Let’sdoitagain!”Wesetthetimerforanother

15minutes,andagainIfeltthatwonderfulfeelingofdetachment,ornumbness.ThistimeIcouldn’tfeelthechairbeneathme.ItwasasifIweresuspendedthereintheroomandnothingelsewasthere.

Sowesetthetimerforanother15minutes,andagainIsettledintothisnewdeliciousfeelingofdetachment—andthenIfelttheincrediblesensationofbeing“breathed.”Itwasasifsomethingpowerfulandlovingwasbreathingtheairintomylungsandthendrawingtheairbackoutagain.IrealizenowthatthiswasmyfirstpowerfulcontactwithAbraham,butatthattime,allIknewwasthatsomethingmorelovingthananythingI’deverexperiencedbeforewasflowingthroughoutmyentirebody.Jerrysaidthatasheheardthedifferenceinthesoundofmybreathing,hehadlookedaroundtheétagèreatme,anditappearedtohimthatIwasinastateofecstasy.

WhenthetimersoundedandIbegantoregainmyconsciousawarenessofmysurroundings,therewasthefeelingofanEnergymovingthroughmeunlikeanythingthatI’deverfeltbefore.Itwasthemostextraordinaryexperienceofmylifetime,andmyteethbuzzed(notchattered)forseveralminutes.

WhatanamazingsequenceofeventshadledtothisstillratherunbelievablemeetingwithAbraham:IrrationalfearsthatIhadcarriedwithmemyentirelife,whichhadnoactualbasisinmyownlifeexperience,hadbeenreleased,andwerereplacedwithamostlovingandpersonalencounterwithSourceEnergy.I’dneverreadanythingthathadgivenmeanyrealunderstandingofwhatorwhoGodwas,butIknewthatwhatIhadexperiencedmustsurelybejustthat.

MyNoseSpellstheAlphabet

Becauseofthepowerfulandemotionalexperienceofourveryfirstattempt,wemadeadecisiontosetaside15or20minuteseverydaytomeditate.Andso,forapproximatelyninemonths,JerryandIsatinourwingbackchairs,silentlybreathingandfeelingWell-Being.Andthen,rightbeforeThanksgivingof1985,duringaperiodofmeditation,Iexperiencedsomethingnew:Myheadbeganmovingverygently.Itwasaverypleasantsensation,inmystateofdetachment,tofeelthesensationofthatsubtlemovement.Itwasalmostafeelingofflying.

Ididn’treallythinkanythingofit,exceptthatIknewIwasn’tdoingitandthatitwasanextremelypleasantexperience.Myheadmovedlikethatfortwoorthreedayswheneverweweremeditating,andonthethirddayorso,Irealizedthatmyheadwasn’tjustmeaninglesslymovingaround—Iwasactuallyspelling

letterswithmynoseasifitwerewritingonachalkboard.Iexclaimedinamazement,“Jerry,I’mspellingthealphabetwithmynose!”

Withtheconsciousrealizationthatsomethingremarkablewashappening,andthatsomeonewasofferingcommunicationtome,intensewavesofthrillbumpsbeganmovingallthroughmybody.NeverbeforethatmomentorsincehaveIexperiencedtheintensityofsuchwonderfullythrillingsensationsripplingthroughmybody.Andthentheyspelled:IamAbraham.Iamyourspiritualguide.Iloveyou.Iamheretoworkwithyou.

JerrygothisnotebookandbeganrecordingeverythingthatIwasawkwardlytranslatingwithmynose.Letterbyletter,AbrahambeganansweringJerry’squestions,sometimesforhoursatatime.WeweresoexcitedtohavemadecontactwithAbrahaminthisway!

AbrahamBeginstoTypetheAlphabet

Itwasasomewhatslowandawkwardmeansofcommunication,butJerrywasgettinganswerstohisquestions,andtheexperiencewasabsolutelyexhilaratingforbothofus.So,forabouttwomonths,Jerryaskedquestions,Abrahamansweredbyspellingoutwordsbyguidingthemovementsofmynose,andJerrywroteeverythingdown.Thenonenightwewerelyinginbed,andmyhandbegantosoftlythumponJerry’schest.Itsurprisedme,andIexplainedtohim,“That’snotme.Itmustbethem.”AndthenIfeltastrongimpulsetotype.

Iwenttomytypewriterandheldmyhandsoverthekeyboard,andinthesamewaythatmyheadhadbeeninvoluntarilymovingtospelloutthelettersintheairwithmynose,myhandsbegantomoveacrossthekeyboardofmytypewriter.TheyweremovingsorapidlyandwithsuchpowerthatitwassomewhatalarmingtoJerry.Hestoodbyreadytograbmyhandsifnecessarybecausehedidn’twantmyfingerstobehurt.Hesaidtheyweremovingsofastthathecouldbarelyseethem.Buttherewasnothingtobealarmedabout.

Myfingerstouchedeverykey,many,manytimes,beforetheybeganspellingthelettersofthealphabet,andthentheyproceededtowritenearlyapageof:iwantotypeiwanttotypeiwanttotype,withnocapitalizationandnospacesbetweenthewords.Thenmyfingersbegantypingamessage,slowlyandmethodically,askingthatIgotothetypewritereverydayfor15minutes.Andsothat’sthewaywecommunicatedforthenexttwomonths.

TheTypistBecomestheSpeaker

OnedayweweredrivingonthefreewayinoursmallCadillacSeville,andoneithersideofuswasalarge18-wheelertruckandtrailer.Thissectionofthefreewaydidn’tseemtobebankedproperly,andasallthreeofusbeganmakingthissweepingturnatthesametime,bothtrucksseemedtobecrossingoverintoourlane.Itappearedtousthatwewereabouttobecrushedbytheselargevehicles.Inthemidstofthatintensityofemotion,Abrahambegantospeak.Ifeltmyjawtighten(notsodifferentfromthesensationofyawning),andthenmymouthbegantoinvoluntarilyformthesewords:Takethenextexit.Andwedid.Wesatbythatunderpass,andJerrytalkedtoAbrahamformanyhoursthatday.Itwasveryexciting!

AlthoughIgrewmorecomfortableeverydayastheprocessofmytranslationofAbrahamevolved,IaskedJerryifwecouldjustletthisbeoursecret,becauseIwasafraidofhowothersmightrespondiftheyfoundoutwhatwashappeningtome.Intime,however,ahandfulofclosefriendsbegangatheringtodialoguewithAbraham,anditwasaboutayearlaterthatwedecidedtoopentheseteachingstothepublic,aswearestillcontinuingtodo.

TheevolutionofmyexperienceintranslatingthevibrationofAbrahamcontinueseveryday.EveryseminarleavesJerryandmefeelingamazementattheir(Abraham’s)clarity,wisdom,andlove.

OnedayIlaughedsohardatthisrealization:“IwassoafraidoftheideaoftheOuijaboard,andnowIamone.”

TheDeliciousAbrahamExperiencesEvolve

We’reneverabletofindadequatewordstoexpresswhatwefeelforthisworkwithAbraham.Jerryseemstohavealwaysknownwhathewantedmost,andhe’dfoundwaystoachievemuchofitbeforemeetingAbraham.ButwhathehassaidisthatAbrahamhasbroughttohisunderstandinganawarenessofourpurposehere,andanabsoluteclarityofhowwe’regettingornotgetting,andwiththat,theknowledgethatwehavecompletecontrol.Therearenobad“breaks,”no“unlucky”days,andnoneedtomovewiththetidesthathavebeenmovedbysomeoneelse.Also,wearefree…wearetheabsolutecreatorsofourexperience—andweloveit!

AbrahamhasexplainedthatmyhusbandandIwereaperfectcombinationforpresentingtheseteachingsbecauseJerry’spowerfuldesiretofindanswerstohisquestionssummonedAbrahamtous,andIwasabletoquietmymindandreleaseresistanceinordertoallowtheanswerstocomeforth.

IttakesverylittletimeformetoallowAbrahamtobeginspeakingthroughme.Frommypointofview,Ijustsetforththeintention:Abraham,Iwanttoclearlyspeakyourwords,andthenIfocusonmybreathing.Withinafewseconds,Icanfeeltheclarity,love,andpowerofAbrahamrisingwithinme,andthenoffwego….

IHAVEACONVERSATIONWITHABRAHAM

byJerryHicks

So,thisadventurewithAbraham,throughEsther,continuestoexciteme,forI’vediscoveredanunendingresourceforanswerstotheseeminglyunendingquestionsthatmyownlifeexperiencecontinuestogivebirthto.

ForthefirstseveralmonthsaftermeetingAbraham,EstherandIsetasidetimeineverydaytotalkwithAbrahamasIbeganmakingmywaythroughmyevolvinglistofquestions.Intime,asEstherrelaxedmoreintotheideaofbeing

someonewhocouldquiethermindandallowthisInfiniteIntelligencetoflowthroughher,webegantograduallywidenthecircleoffriendsandassociateswhowouldgathertodiscussthedetailsoftheirliveswithAbraham.

ItwasveryearlyinourexperiencewhenIpresentedAbrahamwithmylistofburningquestions.It’smyhopethattheiranswerstomyearlyquestionsmayalsobesatisfyingtoyou.Ofcourse,sincethatdefiningmomentofplyingAbrahamwithmyquestions,we’vemetthousandsofpeoplewhohavetakenthesequestionsevendeeper,andwhohaveaddedtheirownimportantquestionstothelist,towhichAbrahamhasofferedtheirloveandbrilliance.Buthere’swhereIbeganwithAbraham.

(IhavenorealwayofunderstandinghowitisthatEstherisabletoallowAbrahamtospeakthroughher.Frommypointofview,Esthercloseshereyesandbreathesafewverydeep,softbreaths.Herheadgentlynodsforafewmoments,andthenhereyesopenandAbrahamaddressesmedirectly,asfollows.)

We(Abraham)DescribeOurselvesasTeachers

Abraham:Goodmorning!Itisnicetohaveanopportunitytovisit.WeextendourappreciationtoEstherforallowingthiscommunication,andtoyouforsolicitingit.Wehavebeenconsideringtheimmensevalueofthisinteraction,asitwillprovideanintroductionofthatwhichwearetoourphysicalfriends.ButevenmorethanamereintroductionofAbrahamtoyourphysicalworld,thisbookwillprovideanintroductionoftheroleoftheNon-Physicalinyourphysicalworld,fortheseworldsareinextricablytiedtogether,youknow.Thereisnowayofseparatingonefromtheother.

Also,inthewritingofthisbook,weareallfulfillinganagreementthatwesetforthlongbeforeyoucameintoyourphysicalbodies.We,Abraham,agreedthatwewouldremainherefocusedinthebroader,clearer,andthereforemorepowerfulNon-Physicalperspective,whileyou,JerryandEsther,agreedtogoforthintoyourmagnificentphysicalbodiesandintotheLeadingEdgeofthoughtandcreation.Andonceyourlifeexperienceshadstimulatedwithinyouclearandpowerfuldesire,itwasouragreementtorendezvousforthepurposeofpowerfulco-creation.

Jerry,weareeagertoansweryourlonglistofquestions(sodeliberatelypreparedandhonedfromthecontrastofyourlifeexperience),forthereismuchthatwewanttoconveytoourphysicalfriends.Wewantyoutounderstandthe

magnificenceofyourBeing,andwewantyoutounderstandwho-you-really-areandwhyyouhavecomeforthintothisphysicaldimension.

ItisalwaysaninterestingexperiencetoexplaintoourphysicalfriendsthosethingsthatareofaNon-Physicalnature,becauseeverythingthatweoffertoyoumustthenbetranslatedthroughthelensofyourphysicalworld.Inotherwords,Estherreceivesourthoughts,likeradiosignals,atanunconsciouslevelofherBeing,andthentranslatesthemintophysicalwordsandconcepts.ItisaperfectblendingofthephysicalandNon-Physicalthatisoccurringhere.

AsweareabletohelpyouunderstandtheexistenceoftheNon-Physicalrealmfromwhichwearespeaking,wewilltherebyassistyouinunderstandingmoreclearlywho-you-are.Foryouare,indeed,anextensionofthatwhichweare.

Therearemanyofushere,andwearegatheredtogetherbecauseofourcurrentmatchingintentionsanddesires.Inyourphysicalenvironment,wearecalledAbraham,andweareknownasTeachers,meaningthosewhoarecurrentlybroaderinunderstanding,whomayleadotherstothatbroaderunderstanding.Weknowthatwordsdonotteach,thatonlylifeexperienceteaches,butthecombinationoflifeexperiencecoupledwithwordsthatdefineandexplaincanenhancetheexperienceoflearning—anditisinthatspiritthatweofferthesewords.

ThereareUniversalLawsthataffecteverythingintheUniverse—everythingthatisNon-Physicalandeverythingthatisphysical.TheseLawsareabsolute,theyareEternal,andtheyareomnipresent(oreverywhere).WhenyouhaveaconsciousawarenessoftheseLaws,andaworkingunderstandingofthem,yourlifeexperienceistremendouslyenhanced.Infact,onlywhenyouhaveaconsciousworkingknowledgeoftheseLawsareyouabletobetheDeliberateCreatorofyourownlifeexperience.

YouHaveanInnerBeing

WhileyoucertainlyarethephysicalBeingthatyouseehereinyourphysicalsetting,youaremuchmorethanthatwhichyouseewithyourphysicaleyes.YouareactuallyanextensionofNon-PhysicalSourceEnergy.Inotherwords,thatbroader,older,wiserNon-PhysicalyouisnowalsofocusedintothephysicalBeingthatyouknowasyou.WerefertotheNon-PhysicalpartofyouasyourInnerBeing.

PhysicalBeingsoftenthinkofthemselvesaseitherdeadoralive,andinthat

lineofthinkingtheysometimesacknowledgethattheyexistedintheNon-Physicalrealmbeforecomingforthintotheirphysicalbody,andthat,followingtheirphysicaldeath,theywillreturntothatNon-Physicalrealm.ButfewpeopleactuallyunderstandthattheNon-Physicalpartofthemremainscurrently,powerfully,andpredominantlyfocusedintheNon-Physicalrealmwhileapartofthatperspectiveflowsintothisphysicalperspectiveandtheirnowphysicalbody.

Anunderstandingofbothoftheseperspectivesandtheirrelationshiptoeachotherisessentialforatrueunderstandingofwho-you-areandofhowtounderstandwhatyouhaveintendedasyoucameforthintothisphysicalbody.SomecallthatNon-Physicalpartthe“HigherSelf”or“Soul.”Itmattersnotwhatyoucallit,butitisofgreatvalueforyoutoacknowledgethatyourInnerBeingexists,foronlywhenyouconsciouslyunderstandtherelationshipbetweenyouandyourInnerBeingdoyouhavetrueguidance.

WeDoNotWanttoAlterYourBeliefs

Wecomeforthnottoalteryourbeliefs,buttoreacquaintyouwiththeEternalLawsoftheUniversesothatyoumayintentionallybethecreatorthatyouhavecomeforthtobe,forthereisnotanotherwhoattractsintoyourexperiencethatwhichyouaregetting—youaredoingitall.

Wecomeforthnottogetyoutobelieveanything,forthereisnothingthatyoubelievethatwedonotwantyoutobelieve.AndasweareviewingthiswondrousphysicalEarthplane,weseegreatdiversityinthatwhichyoubelieve—andinallofthatdiversity,thereisperfectbalance.

WewillpresenttheseUniversalLawstoyouinasimpleformat.AndwewillalsoofferpracticalprocesseswherebyyoumaydeliberatelyaccesstheLawsfortheachievementofwhateverisimportanttoyou.Andalthoughweknowthatyouwillrevelinthecreativecontrolthatyouwilldiscoveroveryourownlifeexperience,weknowthatthegreatestvalueofallwillbethefreedomthatyouwilldiscoverasyoulearntoapplytheArtofAllowing.

Sincethelargerpartofyoualreadyknowsallofthis,weseeourworkasremindingyouofwhat,atsomelevel,youalreadyknow.Itisourexpectationthatasyoureadthesewords,ifitisyourdesireyouwillbeguidedstep-by-steptoanAwakening—toarecognitionoftheTotalYou.

YouAreValuabletoAll-That-Is

ItisourdesirethatyoureturntotheunderstandingoftheimmensevaluethatyouaretoAll-That-Is,foryouaretrulyontheLeadingEdgeofthought,addinguntotheUniversewithyoureverythought,word,anddeed.YouarenotinferiorBeingsheretryingtocatchup,butinstead,Leading-EdgecreatorswithalloftheresourcesoftheUniverseatyourdisposal.

Wewantyoutoknowyourvalue,forintheabsenceofthatunderstanding,youdonotattractthelegacythattrulybelongstoyou.Inyourlackofself-appreciation,youdenyyourselfyournaturalinheritanceofcontinuousjoy.AndwhiletheUniversestillbenefitsfromeverythingthatyouexperience,itisourdesirethatyoubegintoreapthefruitsofyourlaborhereandnow,also.

Itisourabsoluteknowingthatyouwillfindthekeysthatwillleadyoutothelifeexperiencethatyouintendedevenbeforeyouemergedintothisbody.Wewillassistyouinfulfillingyourlife’spurpose,andweknowthatthisisimportanttoyou,forwehearyouask:WhyamIhere?WhatcanIdotomakemylifebetter?HowdoIknowwhatisright?Andweareheretoanswerallofthatindetail.

Wearereadyforyourquestions.

ANINTRODUCTIONTOBEINGWELL-BEING

Jerry:WhatIwouldlike,Abraham,isanintroductorybook,written

especiallyforthosepeoplewhowanttohaveconsciouscontrolovertheirownlifeexperiences.Iwouldlikefortheretobeenoughinformationandguidanceinthisonebooksothateachreadercouldbeginimmediatelyusingtheseideas,andthereforeimmediatelyexperienceanincreaseintheirstateofhappiness,ortheirstateofWell-Being…understandingthattheywillprobablywantfurtherclarificationonsomespecificpointslateron.

Abraham:Everyonewillbeginfromrightwheretheyare,anditisourexpectationthatthosewhoareseekingwillfindtheanswerstheyarelookingforhereinthisbook.Noneofuscanoffereverythingthatweknow,orwanttoconvey,atanyonepointintime.Andso,wewillofferaclearbasisofunderstandingtheLawsoftheUniversehere,knowingthatsomewillbeinterestedingoingbeyondwhatiswritten,andsomewillnot.Ourworkiscontinuallyevolvingthroughthequestionsthatarebeingaskedasaresultofthestimulationofwhathasbeendiscussedbefore.Thereisnoendtotheevolutionofthatwhichweallare.

TheUniversalLaws:Defined

TherearethreeEternalUniversalLawsthatwewanttoassistyouinunderstandingmoreclearlysothatyoumayapplythemintentionally,effectively,andsatisfactorilythroughyourphysicalexpressionoflife.TheLawofAttractionisthefirstoftheLawsthatwewilloffer,forifyoudonotunderstand,andarenotabletoeffectivelyapply,theLawofAttraction,thenthesecondLaw,theScienceofDeliberateCreation,andthethird,theArtofAllowing,cannotbeutilized.YoumustfirstunderstandandeffectivelyutilizethefirstLawinordertounderstandandutilizethesecond.AndyoumustbeabletounderstandandutilizethesecondLawbeforeyouwillbeabletounderstandandutilizethethird.

ThefirstLaw,theLawofAttraction,says:Thatwhichislikeuntoitself,isdrawn.Whilethismayseemlikearathersimplestatement,itdefinesthemostpowerfulLawintheUniverse—aLawthataffectsallthingsatalltimes.NothingexiststhatisunaffectedbythispowerfulLaw.

ThesecondLaw,theScienceofDeliberateCreation,says:ThatwhichIgivethoughttoandthatwhichIbelieveorexpect—is.Inshort,yougetwhatyouarethinkingabout,whetheryouwantitornot.AdeliberateapplicationofthoughtisreallywhattheScienceofDeliberateCreationisabout,forifyoudonotunderstandtheseLaws,anddeliberatelyapplythem,thenyoumayverywellbe

creatingbydefault.ThethirdLaw,theArtofAllowing,says:IamthatwhichIam,andIam

willingtoallowallotherstobethatwhichtheyare.Whenyouarewillingtoallowotherstobeastheyare,evenintheirnotallowingofyou,thenyouwillbeanAllower,butitisnotlikelythatyouwillreachthatpointuntilyoufirstcometounderstandhowitisyougetwhatyouget.

Onlywhenyouunderstandthatanothercannotbeapartofyourexperienceunlessyouinvitetheminthroughyourthoughts(orthroughyourattentiontothem),andthatcircumstancescannotbeapartofyourexperienceunlessyouinvitethemtoyouthroughyourthought(orthroughyourobservationofthem),willyoubetheAllowerthatyouwantedtobewhenyoucameforthintothisexpressionoflife.

AnunderstandingofthesethreepowerfulUniversalLaws,andadeliberateapplicationofthem,willleadyoutothejoyousfreedomofbeingabletocreateyourownlifeexperienceexactlyasyouwantittobe.Onceyouunderstandthatallpeople,circumstances,andeventsareinvitedintoyourexperiencebyyou,throughyourthought,youwillbegintoliveyourlifeasyouintendedwhenyoumadethedecisiontocomeforthintothisphysicalbody.Andso,anunderstandingofthepowerfulLawofAttraction,coupledwithanintentiontoDeliberatelyCreateyourownlifeexperience,willultimatelyleadyoutotheunparalleledfreedomthatcanonlycomefromacompleteunderstandingandapplicationoftheArtofAllowing.

TheUniversalLawofAttraction:Defined

Jerry:Well,Abraham,IassumethatthefirstsubjectthatyouwilldiscusswithusindetailistheLawofAttraction.Iknowyou’vesaidthatthisisthemostpowerfulLaw.

Abraham:NotonlyistheLawofAttractionthemostpowerfulLawintheUniverse,butyoumustunderstanditbeforeanythingelsethatweofferwillbeofvalue.Andyoumustunderstanditbeforeanythingyouareliving,oranythingyouobserveanyoneelseliving,willmakeanysense.EverythinginyourlifeandthelivesofthosearoundyouisaffectedbytheLawofAttraction.Itisthebasisofeverythingthatyouseemanifesting.Itisthebasisofeverythingthatcomesintoyourexperience.AnawarenessoftheLawofAttractionandanunderstandingofhowitworksisessentialtolivinglifeonpurpose.Infact,itisessentialtolivingthelifeofjoythatyoucameforthtolive.

TheLawofAttractionsays:Thatwhichislikeuntoitself,isdrawn.Whenyousay,“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether,”youareactuallytalkingabouttheLawofAttraction.Youseeitevidencedwhenyouwakeupfeelingunhappy,andthenthroughoutthedaythingsgetworseandworse,andattheendofthedayyousay,“Ishouldn’thavegottenoutofbed.”YouseetheLawofAttractionevidencedinyoursocietywhenyouseethattheonewhospeaksmostaboutillnesshasillness;whenyouseethattheonewhospeaksmostaboutprosperityhasprosperity.TheLawofAttractionisevidentwhenyousetyourradiodialon630AMandyouexpecttoreceivethebroadcastfromthetransmittingtowerof630AM,becauseyouunderstandthattheradiosignalsbetweenthetransmittingtowerandyourreceivermustmatch.

Asyoubegintounderstand—orbetterstated,asyoubegintoremember—thispowerfulLawofAttraction,theevidenceofitthatsurroundsyouwillbeeasilyapparent,foryouwillbegintorecognizetheexactcorrelationbetweenwhatyouhavebeenthinkingaboutandwhatisactuallycomingintoyourexperience.Nothingmerelyshowsupinyourexperience.Youattractit—allofit.Noexceptions.

BecausetheLawofAttractionisrespondingtothethoughtsthatyouholdatalltimes,itisaccuratetosaythatyouarecreatingyourownreality.EverythingthatyouexperienceisattractedtoyoubecausetheLawofAttractionisrespondingtothethoughtsthatyouareoffering.Whetheryouarerememberingsomethingfromthepast,observingsomethinginyourpresent,orimaginingsomethingaboutyourfuture,thethoughtthatyouarefocuseduponinyour

powerfulnowhasactivatedavibrationwithinyou—andtheLawofAttractionisrespondingtoitnow.

Peopleoftenexplain,inthemidstofunwantedthingsoccurringintheirexperience,thattheyarecertaintheydidnotcreatesuchathing.“Iwouldn’thavedonethisunwantedthingtomyself!”theyexplain.Andwhileweknowthatyoudidnotdeliberatelybringthisunwantedthingintoyourexperience,wemuststillexplainthatonlyyoucouldhavecausedit,fornooneelsehasthepowertoattractwhatcomestoyoubutyou.Byfocusinguponthisunwantedthing,ortheessenceofit,youhavecreateditbydefault.BecauseyoudidnotunderstandtheLawsoftheUniverse,ortherulesofthegame,sotospeak,youhaveinvitedunwantedthingsintoyourexperiencethroughyourattentiontothem.

TobetterunderstandtheLawofAttraction,seeyourselfasamagnetattractinguntoyoutheessenceofthatwhichyouarethinkingandfeeling.Andso,ifyouarefeelingfat,youcannotattractthin.Ifyoufeelpoor,youcannotattractprosperity,andsoon.ItdefiesLaw.

GivingThoughttoItIsInvitingIt

ThemoreyoucometounderstandthepoweroftheLawofAttraction,themoreinterestyouwillhaveindeliberatelydirectingyourthoughts—foryougetwhatyouthinkabout,whetheryouwantitornot.

Withoutexception,thatwhichyougivethoughttoisthatwhichyoubegintoinviteintoyourexperience.Whenyouthinkalittlethoughtofsomethingthatyouwant,throughtheLawofAttraction,thatthoughtgrowslargerandlarger,andmoreandmorepowerful.Whenyouthinkathoughtofsomethingyoudonotwant,theLawofAttractiondrawsuntoit,anditgrowslargerandlarger,also.Andso,thelargerthethoughtgrows,themorepoweritdrawsuntoit,andthenthemorecertainyouaretoreceivetheexperience.

Whenyouseesomethingyouwouldliketoexperienceandyousay,“Yes,Iwouldliketohavethat,”throughyourattentiontoityouinviteitintoyourexperience.However,whenyouseesomethingthatyoudonotwanttoexperienceandyoushout,“No,no,Idonotwantthat!”throughyourattentiontoityouinvitethatintoyourexperience.Inthisattraction-basedUniverse,thereisnosuchthingasexclusion.Yourattentiontoitincludesitinyourvibration,andifyouholditinyourattentionorawarenesslongenough,theLawofAttractionwillbringitintoyourexperience,forthereisnosuchthingas“No.”Toclarify,whenyoulookatsomethingandshout,“No,Idon’twanttoexperiencethat;go

away!”thenwhatyouareactuallydoingiscallingitintoyourexperience,forthereisnosuchthingas“No”inanattraction-basedUniverse.Yourattentiontoitsays,“Yes,cometome,thisthingIdonotwant!”

Fortunately,hereinyourphysicaltime-spacereality,thingsdonotmanifestintoyourexperienceinstantaneously.Thereisawonderfulbufferoftimebetweenwhenyoubegintothinkaboutsomethingandthetimeitmanifests.Thatbufferoftimegivesyoutheopportunitytoredirectyourattentionmoreandmoreinthedirectionofthethingsthatyouactuallydowanttomanifestinyourexperience.Andlongbeforeitmanifests(actually,whenyoufirstbegintogivethoughttoit),youcantellbythewayyoufeelwhetheritissomethingyouwanttomanifestornot.Ifyoucontinuetogiveyourattentiontoit—whetheritissomethingyouwantorsomethingyoudonotwant—itwillcomeintoyourexperience.

TheseLaws,evenifyoudonotunderstandthattheydo,affectyourexperienceeveninyourignoranceofthem.AndwhileyoumaynotbeawareofhavingheardoftheLawofAttraction,itspowerfuleffectisevidentineveryaspectofyourlifeexperience.

Asyouconsiderwhatyoureadhereandbegintonoticethecorrelationbetweenwhatyouarethinkingandspeakingandwhatyouaregetting,youwillbegintounderstandthepowerfulLawofAttraction.Andasyoudeliberatelydirectyourthoughtsandfocusuponthethingsthatyoudowanttodrawintoyourexperience,youwillbegintoreceivethelifeexperiencethatyoudesireonallsubjects.

Yourphysicalworldisavastanddiverseplacefullofanamazingvarietyofeventsandcircumstances,someofwhichyouapproveof(andwouldliketoexperience),andsomeofwhichyoudisapproveof(andwouldnotliketoexperience).Itwasnotyourintentionasyoucameforthintothisphysicalexperiencetoasktheworldtochangeinordertoaccommodateyouropinionsofthewaythingsshouldbe,byeliminatingallthingsthatyoudonotapproveofandaddingtothethingsyoudoapproveof.

Youareheretocreatetheworldaroundyouthatyouchoose,whileyouallowtheworld—asotherschooseittobe—toexist,also.Andwhiletheirchoicesinnowayhinderyourownchoices,yourattentiontowhattheyarechoosingdoesaffectyourvibration,andthereforeyourownpointofattraction.

MyThoughtsHaveMagneticPower

TheLawofAttractionanditsmagneticpowerreachesoutintotheUniverseandattractsotherthoughtsthatarevibrationallylikeit…andbringsthattoyou:Yourattentiontosubjects,youractivationofthoughts,andtheLawofAttraction’sresponsetothosethoughtsisresponsibleforeveryperson,everyevent,andeverycircumstancethatcomesintoyourexperience.Allofthesethingsarebroughtintoyourexperiencethroughasortofpowerfulmagneticfunnelastheyarevibrationalmatchestoyourownthoughts.

Yougettheessenceofwhatyouarethinkingabout,whetheritissomethingyouwantorsomethingyoudonotwant.Thatmaybeunsettlingtoyouatfirst,butintime,itisourexpectationthatyouwillcometoappreciatethefairness,theconsistency,andtheabsolutenessofthispowerfulLawofAttraction.OnceyouunderstandthisLawandbegintopayattentiontowhatyouaregivingyourattentionto,youwillregaincontrolofyourownlifeexperience.Andwiththatcontrolyouwillagainrememberthatthereisnothingthatyoudesirethatyoucannotachieve,andthereisnothingthatyoudonotwantthatyoucannotreleasefromyourexperience.

UnderstandingtheLawofAttractionandrecognizingtheabsolutecorrelationbetweenwhatyouhavebeenthinkingandfeeling—andwhatismanifestinginyourlifeexperience—willcauseyoutobemoreawareofthestimulationofyourownthoughts.Youwillbegintonoticethatyourownthoughtsmaybestimulatedfromsomethingyoureadorwatchontelevisionorhearorobservefromsomeoneelse’sexperience.AndonceyouseetheeffectthattheLawofAttractionhasuponthesethoughtsthatbeginsmallandgrowlargerandmorepowerfulwithyourattentiontothem,youwillfeeladesirewithinyoutobegintodirectyourthoughtstomoreofthethingsthatyoudowanttoexperience.Forwhateveryouarepondering,andnomatterwhatthesourceofstimulationofthatthought…asyouponderthatthought,theLawofAttractiongoestoworkandbeginstoofferyouotherthoughts,conversations,andexperiencesthatareofasimilarnature.

Whetheryouarerememberingthepast,observingthepresent,orimaginingthefuture,youaredoingitrightnow,andwhateveryouarefocusinguponiscausinganactivationofavibrationthattheLawofAttractionisrespondingto.Atfirstyoumaybeprivatelyponderingaparticularsubject,butifyouthinkaboutitlongenough,youwillstarttonoticeotherpeoplebeginningtodiscussitwithyouastheLawofAttractionfindsotherswhoareofferingasimilarvibrationandbringsthemrighttoyou.Thelongeryoufocusuponsomething,themorepowerfulitbecomes;andthestrongerthatyourpointofattractionisto

it,themoreevidenceofitappearsinyourlifeexperience.Whetheryouarefocusinguponthingsyouwantorthingsyoudonotwant,theevidenceofyourthoughtscontinuallyflowstowardyou.

MyInnerBeingCommunicatesThroughEmotion

Youaremuchmorethanyouseehereinyourphysicalbody,forwhileyouare,indeed,awondrousphysicalcreator,youexist,simultaneously,inanotherdimension.Thereisapartofyou,aNon-Physicalpartofyou—wecallityourInnerBeing—thatexistsrightnowwhileyouarehereinthisphysicalbody.

YouremotionsareyourphysicalindicationofyourrelationshipwithyourInnerBeing.Inotherwords,asyouarefocuseduponasubjectandhaveyourspecificperspectiveandopinionaboutit,yourInnerBeingisalsofocuseduponitandhasaperspectiveandopinionaboutit.Theemotionsthatyoufeelareyourindicationofthematchormismatchofthoseopinions.Forexample,somethingmayhavehappenedandyourcurrentopinionofyourselfisthatyoushouldhavedonebetterorthatyouarenotsmart,orthatyouareunworthy.SincethecurrentopinionofyourInnerBeingisthatyouaredoingfine,andthatyouaresmartandeternallyworthy,thereisadefinitemismatchintheseopinions,andyouwouldfeelthismismatchintheformofnegativeemotion.Ontheotherhand,whenyoufeelproudofyourselforloveyourselforsomeoneelse,yourcurrentopinionisamuchclosermatchtowhatyourInnerBeingisfeelinginthemoment;andinthatcase,youwouldfeelthepositiveemotionsofpride,love,orappreciation.

YourInnerBeing,orSourceEnergy,alwaysoffersaperspectivethatistoyourgreatestadvantage,andwhenyourperspectivematchesthat,thenpositiveattractionisoccurring.Inotherwords,thebetteryoufeel,thebetteryourpointofattraction,andthebetterthingsareturningoutforyou.ThecomparativevibrationsofyourperspectiveandthatofyourInnerBeingareresponsibleforthismagnificentGuidancethatisalwaysavailabletoyou.

SincetheLawofAttractionisalwaysrespondingtoandactingonwhatevervibrationyouareoffering,itisextremelyhelpfultounderstandthatyouremotionsarelettingyouknowwhetheryouareintheprocessofcreatingsomethingyouwantorsomethingyoudonotwant.

Often,whenourphysicalfriendslearnofthepowerfulLawofAttractionandbegintounderstandthattheyareattractingthingstothemselvesbyvirtueofwhattheyarethinking,theytrytomonitoreachthought,oftenfeelingguarded

abouttheirthoughts.Butthemonitoringofthoughtsisadifficultthingbecausetherearesomanythingsthatyoumightthinkabout,andtheLawofAttractioniscontinuallybringingmore.

Ratherthantryingtomonitoryourthoughts,weencourageyoutosimplypayattentiontohowyouarefeeling.Forifyoushouldchooseathoughtthatisnotinharmonywiththewaythebroader,older,wiser,lovingInnerBeingpartofyouseesit,youwillfeelthediscord,andthenyoucaneasilyredirectyourthoughttosomethingthatfeelsbetterandwhichthereforeservesyoubetter.

Youknew,whenyoumadethedecisiontocomeforthintothisphysicalbody,thatyouwouldhaveaccesstothiswonderfulEmotionalGuidanceSystem,foryouknewthenthatthroughyourwonderful,ever-presentemotions,youwouldbeabletoknowifyouwerestrayingfromyourbroaderknowingorflowingwithit.

Whenyouaregivingthoughtinadirectionofsomethingthatyouwant,youwillfeelpositiveemotion.Whenyouaregivingthoughtinthedirectionofwhatyoudonotwant,youwillfeelnegativeemotion.Andso,simplybypayingattentiontothewayyouarefeeling,youwillknow,atalltimes,thedirectionfromwhichyourpowerfulmagneticBeingisattractingthesubjectofwhateveryouaregivingthoughtto.

MyOmnipresentEmotionalGuidanceSystem

YourwonderfulEmotionalGuidanceSystemisagreatadvantagetoyoubecausetheLawofAttractionisalwaysworkingwhetheryouknowthatitisornot.Andso,wheneveryouaregivingthoughttosomethingthatyoudonotwant,andyoustayfocuseduponthatthought,byLawyouareattractingmoreandmoreandmoreandmore,untileventuallyyouwillattractmatchingeventsorcircumstancesrightintoyourexperience.

However,ifyouareawareofyourEmotionalGuidanceSystemandaresensitivetothewayyoufeel,thenyouwillnotice,intheearly,subtlestages,thatyouarefocuseduponsomethingthatyoudonotwant,andyoucaneasilychangethethoughttobeginattractingsomethingthatyoudowant.Ifyouarenotsensitivetothewayyouarefeeling,thenyouwillnotconsciouslynoticethatyouarethinkinginthedirectionofwhatyoudonotwant,andyoumayverywellattractsomethingverylargeandpowerfulthatyoudonotwantthatwillbemoredifficulttodealwithlater.

Whenanideaoccurstoyouandyoufeeleagernessaboutit,thatmeansthat

yourInnerBeingisavibrationalmatchtotheidea,andyourpositiveemotionisanindicationthatthevibrationofyourthoughtinthismomentmatchesthatofyourInnerBeing.Thatis,infact,whatinspirationis:Youare,inthemoment,aperfectvibrationalmatchtothebroaderperspectiveofyourInnerBeing,andbecauseofthatalignment,youarenowreceivingclearcommunication,orGuidance,fromyourInnerBeing.

WhatIfIWantIttoHappenMoreQuickly?

BecauseoftheLawofAttraction,matchingthoughtsaredrawntogether,andastheydoso,theybecomemorepowerful.Andastheybecomemorepowerful—andthereforeclosertomanifestation—theemotionthatyoufeelalsobecomesproportionatelylarger.Whenyouarefocuseduponsomethingthatyoudesire,thenthroughtheLawofAttraction,moreandmorethoughtsaboutwhatyoudesirewillbedrawn,andyouwillfeelgreaterpositiveemotion.Youcanspeedthecreationofsomethingsimplybygivingitmoreattention—theLawofAttractiontakescareoftherestandbringstoyoutheessenceofthesubjectofyourthought.

Wewoulddefinethewordswantordesireasfollows:Tofocusattention,orgivethoughttowardasubject,whileatthesametimeexperiencingpositiveemotion.Whenyougiveyourattentiontoasubjectandyoufeelonlypositiveemotionaboutitasyoudoso,itwillcomeveryquicklyintoyourexperience.Sometimeswehearourphysicalfriendsspeakingthewordswantordesirewhileatthesametimefeelingdoubtorfearthattheirdesirecannotbeachieved.Fromourpointofview,itisnotpossibletopurelydesiresomethingwhilefeelingnegativeemotion.

Puredesireisalwaysaccompaniedbypositiveemotion.Perhapsthatiswhypeopledisagreewithouruseofthewordswantordesire.Theyoftenarguethat“wanting”impliesasortoflackandcontradictsitsownmeaning,andweagree.Buttheproblemisnotwiththewordorlabelitself,butinstead,withthestateofemotionexpressedwhileusingtheword.

Itisourdesiretohelpyouunderstandthatyoucangettowhereveryouwanttobefromwhereveryouare,nomatterwhereyouareorwhatyourcurrentstateofBeing.ThemostimportantthingtounderstandisthatyourmentalstateofBeing,oryourattitude,inthemomentisthebasisfromwhichyouwillattractmore.So,thepowerfulandconsistentLawofAttractionisrespondingtoeverythinginthisvibrationalUniverse—bringingpeoplewithmatching

vibrationstogether,bringingsituationswithmatchingvibrationstogether,andbringingthoughtswithmatchingvibrationstogether.Indeed,everythinginyourlife,fromthewaythoughtsrollacrossyourmind,tothepeopleyourendezvouswithintraffic,isthewaythatitis,duetotheLawofAttraction.

HowDoIWanttoSeeMyself?

Formostofyou,manythingsinyourlifearegoingwellandyouwantacontinuationofthosethings,buttherearealsothingsthatyouwishtobedifferent.Inorderforthingstochange,youhavetoseethemasyouwantthemtoberatherthancontinuingtoobservethemastheyare.Themajorityofthethoughtsthatyouprobablythinkareaboutthethingsthatyouareobserving,whichmeansthatwhat-isdominatesyourfocus,attention,vibration,andthereforeyourpointofattraction.Thatisfurthercompoundedasthosearoundyoualsoobserveyou.

Andso,asaresultoftheoverwhelmingamountofattentionthatmostofyougivetoyourcurrentsituation(what-is),changecomesveryslowlyornotatall.Asteadystreamofdifferentpeopleflowsintoyourlife,buttheessenceorthemeofthoseexperiencesdoesnotchangeverymuch.

Inordertoeffecttruepositivechangeinyourexperience,youmustdisregardhowthingsare—aswellashowothersareseeingyou—andgivemoreofyourattentiontothewayyoupreferthingstobe.Withpractice,youwillchangeyourpointofattractionandwillexperienceasubstantialchangeinyourlifeexperience.Sicknesscanbecomewellness,lackofabundancecanbecomeabundance,badrelationshipscanbereplacedwithgoodrelationships,confusioncanbereplacedwithclarity,andsoon.

Bydeliberatelydirectingyourthoughts—ratherthanmerelyobservingwhatishappeningaroundyou—youwillbegintochangethevibrationalpatternstowhichtheLawofAttractionisresponding.Andintime,withfarlesseffortthanyoumaycurrentlybelieve,youwillnolonger—byrespondingtowhatothersperceiveyoutobe—becreatingafuturethatissosimilartoyourpastandpresent.Instead,youwillbethepowerfuldeliberatecreatorofyourownexperience.

Youwouldnotlikelyseeasculptorthrowinghislargewadofclaydownontohisworktableexclaiming,“Oh,itdidn’tturnoutright!”Heknowsthathemustputhishandsintohisclayandworkwithittomolditsothatthevisioninhismindmatchestheclayonhistable.Thevarietyofyourlifeexperiencegives

youtheclayfromwhichyouwillmoldyourlifeexperience,andmerelyobservingitasitis,withoutgettingaholdofitanddeliberatelymoldingittomatchyourdesires,isnotsatisfying—andisnotwhatyouhadinmindwhenyoumadethedecisiontocomeintothistime-spacereality.Wewantyoutounderstandthatyour“clay,”nomatterhowitmaylookrightnow,ismoldable.Noexceptions.

Welcome,LittleOne,toPlanetEarth

YoumaybefeelingthatitwouldbeeasiertobehearingthesewordsiftheyhadcometoyouonthefirstdayofyourexperienceuponthisplanetEarth.Andifweweretalkingtoyouonyourfirstdayofphysicallifeexperience,thisiswhatwewouldbesaying:

Welcome,littleone,toplanetEarth….Thereisnothingthatyoucannotbe,do,orhave.Youareamagnificentcreator,andyouareherebyvirtueofyourpowerfulanddeliberatewantingtobehere.YouhavespecificallyappliedthewondrousScienceofDeliberateCreation,andbyyourabilitytodothat,youarehere.

Goforth,givingthoughttowhatyouwant,attractinglifeexperiencestohelpyoudecidewhatyouwant,andonceyouhavedecided,givingthoughtonlyuntothat.

Mostofyourtimewillbespentcollectingdata—datathatwillhelpyoudecidewhatitisyouwant….Yourrealworkistodecidewhatyouwantandthenfocusuponit,foritisthroughfocusinguponwhatyouwantthatyouwillattractit.Thatistheprocessofcreating:givingthoughttowhatyouwant,somuchthought,andsuchclearthought,thatyourInnerBeingoffersforthemotion.Andasyouaregivingthought,withemotion,youbecomethemostpowerfulofallmagnets.Thatistheprocessbywhichyouwillattractwhatyouwantintoyourexperience.

Manyofthethoughtsthatyouwillbethinkingwillnotbepowerfulintheirattracting,notinthebeginning—notunlessyoustayfocuseduponthemlongenoughthattheybecomemore.Forastheybecomemoreinquantity,theybecomemoreinpower.Andastheyarebecomingmoreinquantityandmoreinpower,theemotionthatyouwillbefeelingfromyourInnerBeingwillbegreater.

Whenyouthinkthoughtsthatbringforthemotion,youareaccessingthepoweroftheUniverse.Goforth(wewouldsay)onthisfirstdayoflifeexperience,knowingthatyourworkistodecidewhatyouwant—andthento

focusuponthat.Butwearenottalkingtoyouonthefirstdayofyourlifeexperience.You

havebeenhereforawhile.Mostofyouhavebeenseeingyourself,notonlythroughyourowneyes(infact,notevenprimarilythroughyourowneyes),butthroughtheeyesofothers;therefore,manyofyouarenotnowcurrentlyinthestateofBeingthatyouwanttobe.

IsMy“Reality”ReallyAllThatReal?

WeintendtoofferyouaprocesswherebyyoucanachievethestateofBeingthatisofyourchoosingsothatyoucanaccessthepoweroftheUniverseandbeginattractingthesubjectofyourwanting,ratherthanthesubjectofwhatyoufeelisyouractualstateofBeing.For,fromourperspective,thereisaverygreatdifferencebetweenthatwhichnowexists—whichyoucallyour“reality”—andthatwhichyourrealityreallyis.

Evenifyousitinabodythatisnothealthyorinonethatisnotofthesize,shape,orvitalitythatyouchoose;inalifestylethatdoesnotpleaseyou;drivinganautomobilethatembarrassesyou;interactingwithotherswhodonotbringyoupleasure…wewanttoassistyouinunderstandingthatwhilethatmayseemtobeyourstateofBeing,itneednotbe.YourstateofBeingisthewayyoufeelaboutyourselfatanypointintime.

HowCanIIncreaseMyMagneticPower?

Thethoughtsthatyouthinkwithoutbringingforththefeelingofstrongemotionarenotofgreatmagneticpower.Inotherwords,whileeverythoughtthatyouthinkhascreativepotential,ormagneticattractingpotential,thethoughtsthatarethoughtincombinationwiththefeelingofstrongemotionarethemostpowerful.Certainly,themajorityofyourthoughts,then,havenogreatattractingpower.Theyaremoreorlessmaintainingwhatyouhavealreadyattracted.

Andso,canyounotseethevalueofspending10or15minuteseverydaydeliberatelysettingforthpowerfulthoughtsthatevokegreat,powerful,passionate,positiveemotioninordertoattractcircumstancesandeventsintoyourlifeexperiencethataretoyourwanting?(Weseegreatvalueinthat.)

Herewewillofferaprocessbywhichyoumayspendalittlebitoftimeeverydayintentionallyattractingintoyourexperiencethehealth,vitality,

prosperity,positiveinteractionwithothers…allthethingsthatmakeupyourvisionofwhattheperfectlifeexperiencewouldbeforyou.Andthatwillbeachangingthing,friends.Forasyouintendandreceive,youwillnotonlyreceivethebenefitofthatwhichyouhavecreated,butyouwillalsoreceiveanewperspectivefromwhichyourintentionswillbedifferent.Thatiswhatevolutionandgrowthareabout.

Abraham’sCreativeWorkshopProcess

Hereistheprocess:YouaregoingtogotoakindofCreativeWorkshopeveryday—notforalongperiodoftime—15minutesisagoodamountoftime;20minutesatmost.ThisWorkshopneednotoccurinthesameplaceineveryday,butitisgoodifitisaplacewhereyouwillnotbedistractedorinterrupted.Thisisnotaplacewhereyouwillenteranalteredstateofconsciousness;itisnotameditativestate.ItisastateofgivingthoughttowhatyouwantwithsuchclaritythatyourInnerBeingrespondsbyofferingconfirmingemotion.

Beforeyoubeginthisprocess,itisimportantthatyoubehappy,forifyougothereunhappyorfeelingnoemotion,thenyourworkwillnotbeofgreatvalue,foryourattractingpowerwillnotbethere.Whenwesay“happy,”wearenotspeakingofthatjumping-up-and-downsortofexcitement.Wemeananuplifted,lightheartedfeeling,thatsortofsensationwherealliswell.Andso,werecommendthatyoudowhateverittakestogethappy.Foreachofyouitisadifferentprocess….ForEsther,hearingmusicisaveryfastwaytogetthatuplifted,joyousfeeling—butnotallmusicaccomplishesthis,andnoteventhesamemusiceverytime.Forsomeofyouitisinteractingwithanimalsorbeingnearmovingwater,butonceyoubringyourselftothatgoodfeeling,thensit—andnowyourWorkshophasbegun.

YourjobhereinthisWorkshopistoassimilatedatathatyouhavebeencollectingfromyourreal-lifeexperiences(asyouhavebeeninteractingwithothersandmovinginandoutofyourphysicalenvironment).Yourworkhereistobringthedatatogetherinasortofpictureofyourself,onethatsatisfiesandpleasesyou.

YourlifeexperienceoutsideofyourWorkshopwillbeofgreatvalue,forasyouaremovingaroundthroughyourday,nomatterwhatyouaredoing—goingtowork;workingaroundyourhome;interactingwithyourmateoryourfriendsoryourchildrenoryourparents—ifyouwilluseyourtime,withoneofyourintentionsbeingtocollectdataandlookforthingsthatyoulikethatyoumay

bringintoyourWorkshop—thenyouwillfindthateverydayisoneoffun.Haveyouevergoneonashoppingspreewhereyouhadsomemoneyinyour

pocketandyourintentwastofindsomethingtobuy?Andasyouwerelookingaround,althoughthereweremanythingsthatyoudidnotwant,yourintentwastofindsomethingthatyoudidwanttoexchangeforthemoney.Well,thatisthewaywewouldlikeyoutolookateverydayofyourlifeexperience…asifyouhaveapocketfulofsomethingthatyouareexchangingforthisdatathatyouarecollecting.

Forexample,youmayseesomeonewhohasajoyfulpersonality.Collectthatdata,intendingtobringitintoyourWorkshoplater.Youmayseesomeonedrivingavehiclethatyouwouldlike;collectthatdata.Youmayseeanoccupationthatpleasesyou….Whateveritisthatyouareseeingthatpleasesyou,rememberit.(Youcouldevenwriteitdown.)Asyouseeanythingthatyouthinkyouwouldliketobeinyourlifeexperience,seeyourselfcollectingthatdatainasortofmentalbank.AndthenwhenyougointoyourWorkshop,youcanbeginassimilatingthedata,andasyoudoso,youwillprepareapictureofyourselffromwhichyouwillbeginattractingintoyourexperiencetheessenceofthatwhichhasbeenpleasingyou.

Ifyouareabletograsptheknowledgethatyourrealwork—nomatterwhatotheractivitiesyouareperforming—istolookaroundforthingsthatyouwantwiththeintentofbringingthemintoyourWorkshopinordertocreateyourvisionofyourselffromwhichyouwillattract—thenyouwillcometoknowthatthereisnothingthatyoucannotbe,do,orhave.

IAmNowinMyCreativeWorkshop

Andsonowyouarefeelinghappy,andyouaresittingsomeplaceinyourWorkshop.HereisanexampleoftheworkyoumaydoinyourCreativeWorkshop:

Ilikebeinghere;Irecognizethevalueandpowerofthistime.Ifeelverygoodtobehere.

Iseemyselfinasortoftotalpackage,onethatIknowisofmyowncreating,andcertainlyapackageofmychoosing.Iamfullofenergyinthis picture of myself—tireless, and really moving through lifeexperiencewithoutresistance.AsIseemyselfglidingabout,movinginandoutofmycar, inandoutofbuildings, inandoutofrooms,inandout of conversations, and in and out of life experiences, I see myself

flowingeffortlessly,comfortably,andhappily.I see myself attracting only those who are in harmony with my

currentintent.AndIamclearerandclearerineverymomentaboutwhatitisIwant.WhenIgetintomyautomobileandIammovingtoaplace,Iseemyselfarrivinghealthyandrefreshedandontime,andpreparedforwhatever it is that I am about to do there. I see myself dressed toperfectioninjust themannerthatIchooseformyself.Andit isnicetoknow that itmatters notwhat others are choosing, orwhat others areeventhinkingaboutwhatIamchoosing.

WhatisimportantisthatIampleasedwithme,andasIseemyself,Icertainlyam.

Irecognize that Iamunlimited inall facetsofmy life…. Ihaveabank account balance that is unlimited, and as I see myself movingthroughlifeexperiences,itisexhilaratingtoknowthatthereisnothingthat I am choosing that is limited by money. I am making all of mydecisionsbaseduponwhetherIwant theexperienceornot—notbasedupon whether or not I can afford the experience. For I know I am amagnet who attracts, at any point, whatever prosperity, health, andrelationshipsIchoose.

Ichooseabsoluteandcontinuingabundance, forIunderstandthatthere is no limit to the abundance in the Universe, and that by myattracting abundance to myself I am not limiting another…. There isenoughforeveryone.Thekeyisforeachofustoseeitandwantit—andthen we will each attract it. And so, I have chosen “unlimited,” notnecessarilyputtingabig stashaway—for Iunderstand that I have thepowertoattractitasIwantitforwhateverIwantitfor.AndasIthinkofsomethingelsethatIwant,themoneyflowstomeeasily,soIhaveanunlimitedsupplyofabundanceandprosperity.

Thereareabundantaspectsineveryareaofmylife….Iseemyselfsurroundedbyotherswho,likeme,wantgrowth;andwhoaredrawntome bymywillingness to allow them to be, do, or havewhatever theywantwhile Idonotneed todraw intomyexperience those things thattheymay be choosing that I do not like. I seemyself interactingwithothers;andtalking,laughing,andenjoyingthatwhichisperfectinthemwhile theyenjoythatwhichisperfect inme.Allofusareappreciatingoneanother,andnoneofusiscriticizingornoticingthosethingsthatwedonotlike.

Iseemyself inperfecthealth. Iseemyself inabsoluteprosperity. Isee myself invigorated with life, again appreciating this physical lifeexperience that I wanted so very much as I decided to be a physicalBeing. It is glorious to be here as a physicalBeing,making decisionswithmyphysicalbrainbutaccessingthepoweroftheUniversethroughthepoweroftheLawofAttraction.AnditisfromthismarvelousstateofBeingthatInowattractmoreofthesame.It isgood.It isfun.I likeitverymuch.

IwillleavethisWorkshop,andIwillsetout—duringtheremainderofthisday—tolookformorethingsthatIlike.ItisnicetoknowthatifIsee onewho is prosperous, but sick, I do not need to bring thewholepackageintomyWorkshop, just thepart that I like.SoIwillbring theexampleofprosperity,andIwill leaveouttheexampleofsickness.Mywork,fornow,isdone.

AreNotAllLawsUniversalLaws?

Jerry:Abraham,youspoketousofthreemajorUniversalLaws.AretheresomeLawsthatarenotUniversal?

Abraham:TherearemanythatyoumaycallLaws.WereserveourdefinitionofLawforthosethingsthatareUniversal.Inotherwords,asyouenterintothisphysicaldimension,youhavetheagreementoftime,theagreementofgravity,andtheagreementofthisperceptionofspace;butthoseagreementsarenotUniversal,forthereareotherdimensionsthatdonotsharethoseexperiences.Inmanycases,whereyoumayusethewordLaw,wewouldusethewordagreement,instead.TherearenootherUniversalLawsthatwearewaitingtodivulgetoyoulater.

HowDoIBestUtilizetheLawofAttraction?

Jerry:AretheremanydifferentwaysthatwecanconsciouslyordeliberatelyusethisLawofAttraction?

Abraham:Wewillbeginbysayingthatyouarealwaysutilizingit,whetheryouknowthatyouareornot.Youcannotstopusingit,foritisinherentineverythingthatyoudo.Butweappreciateyourquestion,foryouwanttounderstandhowtodeliberatelyuseitfortheachievementofthatwhichyou

intentionallydesire.BeingawarethattheLawofAttractionexistsisthemostimportantpartof

utilizingitdeliberately.SincetheLawofAttractionisalwaysrespondingtoyourthoughts,adeliberatefocusingofyourthoughtisimportant.

Choosesubjectsthatareofinteresttoyou,andthinkabouttheminawaythatbenefitsyou.Inotherwords,lookforthepositiveaspectsofthesubjectsthatareimportanttoyou.Asyouchooseathought,theLawofAttractionwillactuponit,attractingmorethoughtslikeit,thusmakingthatthoughtmorepowerful.

Bystayingfocusedonasubjectofyourchoosing,yourpointofattractiononthattopicwillbecomemuchmorepowerfulthanifyourmindmovesfromsubjecttosubject.Thereistremendouspowerinfocusing.

Asyoumakedeliberatechoicesaboutthethoughtsyouthink,thethingsyoudo,andeventhepeopleyouspendtimewith,youwillfeelthebenefitoftheLawofAttraction.Whenyouspendtimewithotherswhoappreciateyou,itstimulatesyourownthoughtsofappreciation.Whenyouspendtimewiththosewhoseeyourflaws,thentheirperceptionofyourflawsoftenbecomesyourpointofattraction.

Asyoucometorealizethatwhateveryouaregivingyourattentiontoisgettinglarger(becausetheLawofAttractionsaysthatitmust),youmaybecomemoreparticularaboutthosethingsthatyougiveyourinitialattentionto.Itismucheasiertochangethedirectionofyourthoughtsintheearlystagesofthethoughtbeforethethoughthasgatheredmuchmomentum.Butitispossibletochangethedirectionofyourthoughtatanytime.

CanIInstantlyReverseMyCreativeMomentum?

Jerry:Let’ssaytherearethosewhoalreadyhavesomethinggoingon,fromtheirpreviousthoughts,andnowtheydecidetheywanttosuddenlychangethedirectionoftheircreation.Isn’tthereamomentumfactor?Don’ttheyhavetofirstslowdownwhat’salreadyintheprocessofbeingcreated?Orcantheyinstantlycreateinadifferentdirection?

Abraham:ThereisamomentumfactorcausedbytheLawofAttraction.TheLawofAttractionsays:Thatwhichislikeuntoitself,isdrawn.Sowhateverthoughtyouhaveactivatedbyyourattentiontoitisgettingbigger.Butwewantyoutorealizethatthegatheringofmomentumisagradualthing.Andso,rather

thantryingtoturnthatthoughtaround,considerfocusinguponanotherthought.Letussayyouhavebeenthinkingaboutsomethingthatyoudonotwant,

andyouhavebeendoingthatforawhile,soyouhavearatherstrongnegativemomentumgoing.Itwouldnotbepossibleforyoutosuddenlybeginthinkingtheoppositethought.Infact,fromwhereyouarestanding,youwouldnotevenhaveaccesstothosekindsofthoughts—butyoucouldchooseathoughtthatfeelsslightlybetterthanthethoughtsyouhavebeenthinking,andthenanother,andthenanother,untilgraduallyyoucouldchangethedirectionofyourthoughts.

Anothereffectiveprocessforchangingthedirectionofyourthoughtistochangethesubjectaltogether,deliberatelylookingforthepositiveaspectofsomething.Ifyouareabletodothat,andifyouarewillingtotrytostayfocuseduponthatbetter-feelingthoughtforawhile,then,sincetheLawofAttractionisnowrespondingtothatthought,thebalanceofyourthoughtsisnowimproved.Nowwhenyougobacktorevisityourpreviousnegativethought,sinceyouarenowinadifferentmodeofvibration,thatthoughtwillbeslightlyaffectedbyyourvibrationalimprovement.Littlebylittleyouwillimprovethevibrationalcontentofthesubjectthatyouchoosetothinkabout,andasthathappens,everythinginyourlifebeginstoshiftinamorepositivedirection.

HowCanaPersonOvercomeDisappointment?

Jerry:Fortheindividualwhoistryingtomakeasevereswitchinthepositivedirectionoftheirprosperity,oroftheirhealth,iftheyalreadyhadamomentumfactorgoingtheotherway,howmuchfaithorbeliefwoulditrequireforthemtoovercometheirdisappointmentandsay,“Well,Iknowthisisgoingtoworkoutforme,”eventhoughithasn’tworkedyet?

Abraham:Yousee,fromyourpointofdisappointment,youareattractingmoretobedisappointedabout….Anunderstandingoftheprocessofcreationisreallythebestway.ThatisthevalueoftheCreativeWorkshop,ofgettinghappy,andthengoingtoaplacewhereyouseeitasyouarewantingittobe;seeingituntilyouarebelievingitsoclearlythatitisalreadybringingforthemotion—andfromthatstateofBeing,youwillattractitasyouwantittobe.

DisappointmentiscommunicationfromyourInnerBeinglettingyouknowthatthatwhichyouarefocuseduponisnotwhatyouwant.Ifyouaresensitivetothewaythatyouarefeeling,thenthedisappointmentitselfwillletyouknowthat

whatyouarethinkingaboutisnotwhatyouwanttoexperience.

WhatCausesWorldwideWavesofUnwantedEvents?

Jerry:Overtheyears,I’veseenTVnewscasts,orwhatever,thatreportthehijackingofanairplaneoraterroristactoraseverecaseofchildabuseoramassmurderorsomethingnegativelikethat—andthenI’llseeanalmostworldwidewaveofthoseeventsbeginningtooccur.Isthatbroughtonbythesameprocess?

Abraham:AttentiontoanysubjectamplifiesitbecauseattentiontothesubjectactivatesthevibrationofitandtheLawofAttractionrespondstotheactivatedvibration.

Thosewhomaybeplanningthehijackingofanairplaneareaddingpowertothatthought,butthosewhoarefrightenedbytheprospectofahijackingarealsoaddingpowertothethought—foryouaddpowertothosethingsyoudonotwantthroughyourattentiontothem.Thosewhohaveaclearintenttonotdrawanysortofnegativeinformationintotheirexperienceareprobablynotwatchingthebroadcasttobeginwith,yousee.

Therearesomanydifferentintentionsandcombinationsofintentionsthatitisverydifficultforustopointout,ingeneral,howonewouldbringitabout….Certainly,thesenewscastsaddtothesesituations.Forasmoreandmorepeoplearefocuseduponwhattheyarenotwanting,theyareaddingtothecreationofwhattheydonotwant.Theiremotionalpowerisaddinggreatinfluencetotheoveralleventsofyourworld.Thatiswhatmassconsciousnessisabout.

CanAttentiontoMedicalProceduresAttractMore?

Jerry:Currently,there’sawiderangeoftelevisedsurgerygoingon.Doyouseethatsortofthingasincreasingtheamountofsurgerythatwillactuallyoccurpercapita?Inotherwords,whenindividualsobservetelevisedmedicalprocedures,cantheyautomaticallybecomemoreofavibrationalmatchtotheessenceofmedicalprocedures?

Abraham:Whenyougiveyourattentiontosomething,yourpotentialforattractingitisincreased.Themorevividthedetails,themoreattentionyouwillgiveit,andthemorelikelyyouaretoattractitintoyourexperience.Andanynegativeemotionthatyoufeelasyouwatchsuchathingisyourindicationthat

youarenegativelyattracting.Ofcourse,theillnessdoesnotcomeuponyouimmediately,soyouoftendo

notmakethecorrelationbetweenyourthoughts,yoursubsequentnegativeemotion,andtheresultingillness,buttheyareabsolutelylinkedtogether.Yourattentiontoanythingisdrawingitclosertoyou.

Fortunately,becauseofthebufferoftime,yourthoughtsdonotbecomerealityinstantaneously,soyouhaveampleopportunitytoevaluatethedirectionofyourthought(bythewayyouarefeeling)andtochangethedirectionofyourthoughtwheneveryoufindyourselffeelingnegativeemotion.

Thesteadyofferingofdetailsofillnessisveryinfluentialintheincreasingofsicknessinyoursociety.Ifyouallowyourselftofocusupontheconstantbarrageofunpleasantstatisticsregardingthenever-endingstreamofpossiblephysicalmaladies,itcannothelpbutaffectyourpersonalpointofattraction.

Youmight,instead,findawayoffocusingyourattentiononthosethingsthatyoudowanttodrawintoyourexperience,forwhateveryouareconsistentlylookingat,youareattracting….Themoreyouthinkaboutillnessandworryaboutillness—themoreyouattractillness.

ShouldISeektheCauseofMyNegativeEmotions?

Jerry:SupposeyouareusingtheCreativeWorkshopProcessoffocusingonthethingsthatyouwant,butthenlater,ifyouareoutoftheWorkshopandyoufeelanegativeemotion,wouldyousuggesttryingtofindoutwhatthoughtcausedthenegativeemotion?Orwouldyousuggestjustthinkingofoneofthethingsthatyou’dbeenthinkingaboutintheWorkshopthatyouwant?

Abraham:ThepoweroftheCreativeWorkshopProcessisthatthemoreattentionyougivetoasubject,themorepowerfulitbecomes,theeasieritistothinkaboutit,andthemoreofitbeginstoappearinyourexperience.Wheneveryouareawarethatyouarefeelingnegativeemotion,itisimportanttounderstandthatwhileyoumaynotbeawareofit,youhavebeenconductinganegativeWorkshop.

Wheneveryoucatchyourselffeelingnegativeemotion,wewouldsuggestthatyoutrytogentlypullyourthoughtsaroundtosomethingthatyoudowanttoexperience,andlittlebylittleyouwillchangeyourhabitofthoughtregardingthosethings.Wheneveryouareabletoidentifysomethingthatyoudonotwant,youcanalwaysthenidentifywhatisitthatyoudowant.Andasyoudothat

againandagain,yourpatternofthought—oneverysubjectthatisimportanttoyou—willshiftmoreinthedirectionofwhatyoudowant.Inotherwords,youwillgraduallybuildbridgesfromanycurrentbeliefsthatareaboutthingsyoudonotwantovertobeliefsaboutthingsyoudowant.

AnExampleofBridginganUnwantedBelief

Jerry:Canyouprovideanexampleofwhatyoumeanby“bridgingabelief”?

Abraham:YourEmotionalGuidanceSystemworksbestwhenyouaresettingforthcontinual,deliberateintentionsofwhatyoudesire.Soletussaythatyouhaveintended,inyourWorkshop,perfecthealth;you’vevisualizedyourselfasahealthy,vitalBeing.Andnowyouaremovingthroughyourday,andwhilehavinglunchyouaresittingwithafriendwhoisdiscussingherownillness.Asshespeaksaboutherillness,youfindyourselffeelingveryuncomfortableanduneasyintheconversation….Now,whatishappeningis,yourGuidanceSystemisindicatingtoyouthatthatwhichyouarehearingandthatwhichyouarethinking—thatwhichyourfriendisspeaking—isnotinharmonywithyourintent.Andthenyoumakeaverycleardecisiontostopthisconversationfromgoinganyfurtherinthedirectionofillness.Andsoyouattempttochangethesubject,butyourfriendisveryexcitedandemotionallydrawntothistopic,andshebringstheconversationbacktoherillness.Again,yourGuidanceSystem’swarningbellsbegintoring.

Thereasonwhyyouarefeelingnegativeemotionisnotonlybecauseyourfriendistalkingaboutsomethingthatyoudonotwant.Yournegativeemotionisyourindicationthatyouholdbeliefsthatarecontrarytoyourowndesire.Yourfriend’sconversationmerelyactivatedbeliefswithinyouthatchallengeyourdesireforwellness.Sowalkingawayfromyourfriendandfromthisconversationwillnotchangethosebeliefs.Itisnecessarythatyoustart,rightwhereyouare,inthemidstofthatbelief,andmoveitgradually,buildingabridge,sotospeak,toabeliefthatismoreinharmonywithyourdesireforwellness.

Itishelpful,wheneveryoufeelnegativeemotion,tostopandacknowledgewhatyouwerethinkingaboutwhenthenegativeemotionsurfaced.Wheneveryoufeelnegativeemotion,itisalwaystellingyouthatwhateveryouarethinkingaboutisimportant,andthatyouarethinkingabouttheoppositeofwhatyou

reallydesire.Soquestionssuchas“WhatwasIthinkingaboutwhenthisnegativeemotionsurfaced?”and“WhatisitthatIdowantregardingthis?”willhelpyourealizethatyouare,inthismoment,focusedindirectoppositiontowhatyoureallydowanttoattractintoyourexperience.

Forexample:“WhatwasIthinkingaboutwhenthisnegativeemotionsurfaced?Iwasthinkingaboutthisbeingthefluseason,andIwasrememberinghowverysickIhavebeeninthepastwiththeflu.NotonlydidImisswork,andmanyotherthingsthatIwantedtodo,butIfeltmiserableforsomanydays.WhatisitthatIdowant?Iwanttoremainhealthythisyear.”

Butmerelysaying“Iwanttoremainhealthy”isusuallynotsufficientundertheseconditionsbecauseyourmemoryofhavingthefluandthereforeyourbeliefabouttheprobabilityofgettingthefluaremuchstrongerthanyourdesiretoremainwell.

Wewouldattempttobridgeourbeliefinthisway:

ThisisusuallythetimeofyearthatIgettheflu.Idon’twanttogetthefluthisyear.IhopeIdon’tgetthefluthisyear.Itseemslikeeveryonegetsit.Thatmaybeanexaggeration.Everyonedoesn’tgettheflu.Infact,therehavebeenmanyfluseasonswhenIdidn’tgettheflu.Idon’talwaysgettheflu.It’spossiblethatthisfluseasoncouldcomeandgowithouttouchingmeat

all.Iliketheideaofbeinghealthy.ThosepastfluexperiencescamebeforeIrealizedthatIcancontrolmy

experience.NowthatIunderstandthepowerofmyownthoughts,thingshavechanged.NowthatIunderstandthepoweroftheLawofAttraction,thingshave

changed.Itisn’tnecessaryformetoexperiencethefluthisyear.Itisn’tnecessaryformetoexperienceanythingthatIdon’twant.It’spossibleformetodirectmythoughtstowardthingsIdowantto

experience.IliketheideaofguidingmylifetothingsthatIdowanttoexperience.

Nowyouhavebridgedthebelief.Ifthenegativethoughtreturns—andit

maycontinuetodosoforawhile—justguideyourthoughtsmoredeliberately,andeventuallyitwillnotcomeupagain.

AreMyThoughtsinMyDreams,Creating?

Jerry:Iwouldliketounderstandthedreamworld.Arewecreatinginourdreams?Areweattractinganythingthroughthethoughtsthatwe’rehavingorexperiencinginourdreams?

Abraham:Youarenot.Whileyousleep,youhavewithdrawnyourconsciousnessfromyourphysicaltime-spacereality,andyouaretemporarilynotattractingwhileyouaresleeping.

Whateveryouarethinking(andthereforefeeling)andthatwhichyouareattractingisalwaysamatch.Also,whatyouarethinkingandfeelinginthedreamstateandwhatismanifestinginyourlifeexperienceisalwaysamatch.Yourdreamsgiveyouaglimpseintowhatyouhavecreatedorwhatyouareintheprocessofcreating—butyouarenotintheprocessofcreatingwhileyouaredreaming.

Oftenyouareunawareofthepatternofyourthoughtsuntiltheyactuallymanifestinyourexperiencebecauseyouhavedevelopedyourhabitofthoughtgraduallyoveralongperiodoftime.Andwhileitispossible,evenaftersomethingunwantedhasmanifested,tofocusandchangeittos