Manifest Your Life

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Alexander De Foe

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Introducing Creative Visualization

The book contents were devised to offer an alternative method of self improvement, dealing with personal and emotional problems, and general goal-achievement.

The work provided here is still in research stages but I do hope it will be of some aid to you even if it is not polished in all sections. Most of my work is centralized on a site called http://experiencingpsi.com so if you enjoyed this tutorial feel welcome to stop by my site.

Overview
Forge personal dreams and desires into realities using the powerful visualization technique known as Creative Visualization. This tutorial will demonstrate how to handle real situations better utilizing constructed simulations of real situations as a means of preparation and selfimprovement.

At the end of this tutorial one will be able to: Create a visual simulation environment Explore emotional and mental dimensions using visual intention Project aspects of self onto simulated scenarios Recognize and overcome self-imposed obstacles

Contents
Introduction How it Works How to Practice Practice Scenarios Problem Solving Personal Simulation Temples 6 9 11 13 16 19

Introduction

The Creative Visualization method is an intent-based manifestation method for the creation of desirable realities. This tutorial will cover theoretical information and practical information. The theoretical information is quite useful in success with the practice.

The act of visualization is a powerful technique, "seeing" and "perception" both create a magnetic and energetic attraction. This process binds how the realities around a person are created. You see in the mind and create a force as effective as regular sight. The one difference is that mind-sight can be powered using consciousness. Your unconscious mind is just as impressionable to what you see as to what you see with your eyes. Until harvested and regulated most perception is ruled in the mind with automated processes and this relates back to the person and how she or he lives and engages with their world.

Imagination has a direct link to "inner knowing", intuition, and visualization, as well as other elements that can be utilized. To achieve results with visualization

consistent practice is required -- the same visualization for 5 minutes, for 3 weeks each evening is often enough to achieve to turn the visualization into a manifestation.

What can I expect to achieve? Overcome perceptions of limitation, including the fear of public speaking. Achieve results with more success and effectiveness. Explore Your Self Image and how to enforce an ideal self image in different situations. Use the unlimited power of the imagination to bring expanded awareness into Your Present Life: If you can imagine it - It can be real Here and Now.

The Act of Imagination is Creative in Nature: To imagine something is to start a process of creating that imagined thing into a real thing. The source of all actualization is Vision: "'Creative Imagination' is not something reserved for the poets, the philosophers, the inventors. It enters into our every act. For imagination sets the goal 'picture' which our automatic

mechanism works on. We act, or fail to act, not because of 'will,' as so commonly believed, but because of imagination" -- Maxwell Maltz, M.D., Psycho-Cybernetics (1960)

The image or vision contains in itself ultimate potential for actualization. This is due to the fact that images contain results that transcend other elements (such as emotional or sub-conscious tie-ins). It is important to understand that how we see ourselves is how we often are. Creative Visualization is the ultimate power to build reality as we see fit.

How it Works

Imagination is often undermined and related to something unreal. However looking outside of the box we can conclude that imagination is a dimension of consciousness. People can experience particular real physical, mental and emotional sensations based on imagined thoughts. It is possible to observe, for example, how at a movie theatre the audience can mimic the emotions through engagement in the film being shown.

To grasp visualization better in terms of Astral Projection consider that in an astral projection the environment or 'scope' is much larger than the physical. Scholars of philosophy, especially of Plato's ideas often label this massive world of infinite astral potential as "Being". However what we perceive now in our world is the "Essence". To understand this idea propose that a thing that is (being) does not necessitate for that same thing to have essence. For example, a Skyscraper was in Leonardo Da Vinci's mind but it did not exist 'in essence' in that historical period -- it was just an element of imagination. Later it came to exist. This concept alone is a core foundation of the creative visualization method.

The idea of 'I am a successful business person' makes one into that person in one frame of mind. But one might have the idea of 'I am a bad cook' and this also makes that person into that thought in that mindframe. There are thousands of such mindframes existing based on thoughts. However the one focused on most gains most energy and what gains most energy astrally (in imagination) becomes physical (in essence).

Thoughts exist first in the higher levels of consciousness (from a hierarchical understanding) and then propagate down as in the lower levels of Essence (physical reality).

If I imagine myself in an ideal state it will happen in a second in one mind state, but for it to become true in physical reality it takes much longer than a few seconds. There are thousands of versions of 'You', thousands of different mindstates - and thus the process will take forever unless the user of this technique concentrates on making the one ideal or preferred self become true.

How to Practice
To be successful two things are required. First, it is crucial to believe in total that the visualized outcome is possible and will happen, and second, concentration and persistence as well as self-discipline is applied.

There is an attraction at theme parks and arcades that that is often set up as a game which requires a person to throw a small plastic ball into an opening from a distance (sometimes these are moving clowns or a hole in the wall). If the ball lands into the hole a certain number of times without missing the game is won. Intuitive visualization can be applied to all practical exercises, but for now let's select this as a sample simulation. Let's look at the workings of the process, there is a goal, an actor and the action. The subconscious mind knows how to accomplish each action with perfection, all one has to do is to tell the conscious mind with a visual what the goal is. Oftentimes I have used this method such spinning an iPod wheel without conscious focus but having a conscious image of the song I wanted it to land on -- this results in quite an unexpected success. There is no problem duplicating it for other actions too, such as golf, or even being in a particular desired situation or emotional state.

Visualization consists of believing and imagining, not thinking. Components such as emotion and doubt are excluded from the process -- what is important is the image itself. Concentration and focus on the visual itself are important. The method requires being alert and present in the present moment. Concentrate on the action, then visualize the desired outcome without thinking, and then do the action. With practice the results will begin to be more and more effective.

When we visualize we are effectively pre-constructing the event which will take place. But this is not done in the brain -- we do not think about it. The event just needs to be pre-constructed as though one is actually doing it (i.e. seeing it happen in front of you).

Use supporting belief for the visualization, not belief that goes against the image. Opposing belief is the limiting factor in all visualization exercises. If one believes he or she cannot do something it might not be as effective to visualize doing it. To visualize shooting a target with a bow for example, and then think "It is too far, I will never be able to hit it" is counterproductive. However by suspending thought in the moment after visualization and just taking action it is possible to achieve anything that can be visualized.

Practice Scenarios
Although the following scenarios are here to help in particular instances, the Creative Visualization method is as complex as the power of Imagination and can be used for anything.

These scenarios will demonstrate sample methods to implement this technique.

Scenario: Public Speaking

Mike is a 14 year old high school student who avoids oral presentations at school. He takes sick days to delay the oral assessments and when finally forced to complete them receives a low score. During the presentation he reads from a sheet which gives him the security of not having to look up at the audience, he feels nervous and talks fast to complete the speech as quickly as possible, and he mispronounces many words by going too fast. Mike's goal with Creative Visualization is to improve his public speaking. Two weeks before his next oral assessment he begins using the technique. He closes his eyes every evening and imagines himself presenting his speech.

The visualization contains as many elements as possible, from entering the classroom to concluding the speech. The entire visualization is not less than 10 minutes in time. As much detail as possible is used to simulate all of the elements in the imagination, the class, the teacher and other variables. During the process Mike sees himself performing the speech in his ideal way. For this process the ideal method is to change what he currently perceives as negative: his enthusiasm, lack of eye contact, and pace, all of which impede on his final grade. He changes this in his visualization by imagining the teacher very pleased with his presentation and thinking of it with high regard this is visualized throughout the entire presentation. Other elements such as classmates being impressed with the presentation can also be included.

The key is to use detail and depth with the visualization and to give people a reason as to why they should find the presentation excellent. Quite frankly this visualization itself is what will end up making Mike's presentation good, the reason is that it forms the initial belief that it is good before he has even started creating it, thus the creation is a pre-guaranteed success.

Next he moves on to improving his own self-image based on turning the negative aspects listed above into positives. He pictures himself reading the speech out successfully without the need to reference a sheet of paper or notes

and views this process as happening easily, effortlessly and enjoyably for him. He pictures his pace as regular because the speech is going well and he can present it at his own comfort level.

After a few days of practicing he begins to feel good about the entire idea of performing the speech since he has already done it so well in his mind several times. Upon the time of the speech his new Astral Self which has done that speech many times in training before has no problem with the actual speech and it Mike is able to do it surprisingly easily.

Problem Solving
Pre-define a goal before starting anything, as in previous example. Defining (X) as good before even starting (X) ensures that X will be good... Example goals: I will make x$ by next month I will complete x project by next month The results for all my examinations will be x I will make progress in x

In creative visualization we are dealing with a vision that represents an astral construct. The vision attracts more energy the longer it is in existence and is focused upon using these consistent creative visualization to make it happen. The first procedure in problem solving using this method is to define problems we wish to solve now rather than having perception that the problem is in the future so we can deal with it when that time comes.

Example: Lisa wants to receive an A for all of her school subjects. She practices creative visualization each evening imagining her report full of As, she imagines her teachers and her parents pleased with her and she pictures herself doing what she believes is necessary to achieve the result. Example: Benjamin has an upcoming marathon that he wants to complete successfully. He trains in his mind using creative visualization before setting a foot on the track. He includes all of the elements in his visualization to make it more detailed and he pictures his ideal outcome: winning.

Example: Jo wants her new music album to sell successfully. She practices creative visualization a month prior to the release and pictures doing a lot of interviews, having positive feedback from people and the album scoring high on music charts.

True Creative Power

The idea is to always have a vision of the ideal state of yourself in any given scenario. Long-term change is made up of smaller building blocks. Astral images already exist from childhood that have 20 or more years of energy behind them. 'I am a bad writer' or 'I'm good at music but I can't do maths' are

two examples of astral images that can exist with a lot of power behind them. With the act of conscious creative visualization we are not focusing on any negative images at all, we are just creating new positive images of our ideal states. The process might take a while for the change to occur. But the aim is not to focus on the change occurring, but to re-assure yourself that the change has happened already. For every second you imagine it happening it comes closer into actualization. Large blocks to potential might exist from the past, but never allow anyone to tell you that you are just not creative, or do not have it in you. Each individual has an innate inner power to be creative and to change their circumstances using that creative power.

Personal Simulation Temples

This technique will teach you how to make your own training space. You can later use this method as a launching ground for all future creative visualizations. We mentioned earlier that conscious visualization builds a lot of energy into the visualized event, if you now use this method it will increase the amount of energy the visualized image receives.

Begin by relaxing as you would prior to going to sleep, but do not fall asleep. After 10-15 minutes of relaxing and letting your body and mind unwind begin creative visualization picturing an environment that you feel safe, comfortable and happy in.

Your visualization can be a beach, a valley in the mountains, or any other space that you feel at home at.

Imagine the environment with a lot of depth, as though you are actually in that place right now. Focusing your senses on the sights, smells, sounds and feelings of that location will help saturate your consciousness into that place. After 5-10 minutes (take longer if you need) of familiarizing yourself with the environment and making yourself at home picture a button similar to a computer [Save] button which is clicked when saving a document. Once you click the button you will save this astral space. You may also imagine a security lock that only you can open to enter the space. From now on anything you do in the space will be saved when you return there, however you can delete and change the space as you see fit.

In your astral space you can build your own ideal version of yourself or add anything else you would like to create in your current reality. You can even create addition doorways in your astral space that lead to your current life and future life. For your current life you can have a visualization saved as your current home, family and lifestyle. However you will visualize these as ideal, not as they are. The more time you spend in your astral space the more it will affect your overall reality.

Conclusion

I hope this tutorial was helpful. Practising simulation scenarios with a strong amount of visual depth will help to match their actual outcome when it comes to putting preparation into practice.