The science of deliberate creation is also referred to as the law of attraction although one term seems to imply more conscious awareness than the other. With the science of deliberate creation, we are consciously creating our lives. The law of attraction works regardless of our conscious awareness, and we create whether we are conscious of it or not.
Being deliberate about what you create requires far more awareness than most people have. Thoughts, imagination, words and actions all imply intention, which ultimately creates our individual “universe”. But most people create with at least some unconsciousness, regardless.
Being fully conscious all the time can be pretty exhausting, and perhaps not much fun either! “The unexamined life is not worth living”, is a famous statement which was apparently uttered by Socrates at his trial. Conversely the over analysed life is perhaps not worth living either! Overthinking can be a curse as much as it may be a gift.
But if we are to be in control of where our lives are going, it will pay us dividends to become more conscious of the creation process.
The Science Of Deliberate Creation – Thoughts
Everything starts with thought. Houses were built with the idea first, a blueprint, plans and finally the bricks were put in place, after the foundations of course! But ultimately, there is evidence all around us that thoughts produce things. Imagine a man made structure without thought going into it. It just doesn’t exist.
Most people will think multiple thoughts throughout the day. They aren’t necessarily attached to a plan. In most cases they are simply the tiny micro-trickles of intention. Over a long period of time however, they form ideas and beliefs. These ideas and beliefs form a self image. With self image, we project the idea of ourselves into the world. This can limit us or set us free, depending on how we see ourselves.
Becoming more conscious of the thoughts we give our attention to therefore, is the first stage in becoming a more conscious creator. If we let our thoughts grow wild, the circumstances in our lives will be of a similar nature.
“Man has been so created as to have absolute control over the thoughts which reach his subconscious mind” – Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich (See law of attraction pdf)
Hill goes on to say that most people don’t exercise this control. He likens the subconscious mind to a “fertile garden spot”, in which “weeds will grow in abundance, if thoughts of a more desirable nature are not sewn therein”.
Practical Exercise: Start a meditation habit of 5 minutes a day, simply watching your thoughts without attachment. See law of attraction meditation.
The Science Of Deliberate Creation – Words
Words have power.
“And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (KJV) John 1:14
But most people are offering words in a very unconscious fashion. We complain and blame. Our words betray our dearest wishes and we conflict ourselves with contrary words and intentions. We say we want this or that to occur in our lives, but when things show up to make it happen, we complain and turn away, holding on to our view of the world , comfort zones and blaming others or an unfair situation.
To become more conscious we must pay attention to our words and what we say about ourselves. The self image has huge control over what we allow in our lives. And this is ‘fed’ by what we think and say about ourselves. See Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics.
Practical Exercise: Spend a week listening to others speak. Notice what they say and how they talk about themselves. Don’t judge just observe. See alsolaw of attraction Techniques.
Visualisations – The Science Of Deliberate Creation
A visualisation is a pleasant daydream in which we fantasise about our dearest wishes and events or circumstances which we would like to manifest. But in times of stress and worry, we can also unconsciously create unpleasant circumstances and situations by re-living past traumas and visually creating conflicts, difficulties and bad circumstances through giving our attention to the unpleasant.
Getting clear about what you want and focusing more on this than what you don’t want in your life is key. See the the key to the the law of attraction. Many people try and resist what they don’t want by pushing it away and fighting with it. This creates mental images of arguments and conflicts which of course creates those events. Becoming more conscious means simply not focusing at all on the things you don’t want to actively attract.
Trying to push something away by saying “no” to it is still giving it attention. And what you focus on expands in your own unique “universe”, or your personal “world”.
Practical Exercise: Notice when you’re visualising something. focus only on those things you consciously want. Pay close attention to your daydreams and fantasies which draw things to you by programming the subconscious mind
Goal Setting: Bringing Thought Into Real Life
Until you bring pen to paper, all of your thoughts, words and fantasies are theory. They might stay in the ethereal world too unless you make a plan. Much like a house that remains an idea until a plan or a blueprint is made.
Goal setting or writing out a plan is a must then if you want to create anything in the physical world. This depends on what you want to achieve of course. Things can manifest over a short or longer period of time and require different levels of planning according to their levels of difficulty.
If you have a giant plan for your life, such as meeting your soul mate, finding your dream career and getting a dream house, this will take a long time. If your plan is to meet someone or find a job, this might be a little easier.
One of the best books I’ve read on goal setting is Stuart Lichtman’s How To Get Lots Of Money For Anything Fast. In it, he explains what he calls the cybernetic transposition technique. Stuart uses his technique to transpose a real life event and use the memories and images to create a ‘meta-story’ which relates to your goal.
This strategy engages all parts of the brain so that they work together in the achievement of your goal. Most goal setting strategies don’t work because there are competing parts of you which want different things. By getting clear and setting a goal which is congruent with all parts of your mind, you can be clearer about what you want. Your meta story successfully conveys the goal to your unconscious mind so your subconscious mind stays focused on it, even when you consciously forget it and go about your daily life.
