The things we Spirit beings hide from ourselves.
Could it be we are looking to experience just who we really are, in a focused setting, in order to look at our own individuality, a gift from Source, so that we could fully appreciate the awesomeness and beauty of ourselves? Most likely. At the same time this is how we play the game, this is how we dance and sing.
In this post, I'm going to excerpt a portion of a chapter from this book, The Nature of Personal Reality, by Seth, channeled through Jane Roberts. This may be one of the most mind-boggling things you have read in a long time, but pleasantly so.
Here we go!
"Which you? Which world?
These questions are to be answered in the "now", as you understand it, through the realization that your power of action is in the present and not in the past. Your only effective point of changing any aspect of your world, lays in that miraculous instant connection of Spirit and Self through neurological impact."
--The Present is the Point of Power, by Seth (pg 295, "The Nature of Personal Reality")
"In almost all cases of present limitation, there is one main theme in that particular area: The individual schooled himself or herself to stress "negative" aspects, for whatever reasons.
I have frequently said that beliefs cause reality, and that no symptom will simply fade away unless the "reason" is ascertained; ah, but such "reasons" go far beneath your current ideas of cause and effect. They involve intimate philosophical value judgements on the part of each individual. Beneath them, the apparent causes of limitations in personal life, there are other far-reaching beliefs. And each individual will use those elements in his private experience, to back these up. This applies to any kind of lack or hindrance severe enough to be a problem.
"You have been taught that you are at the mercy of previous events, so your idea of looking for the source of personal difficulty is to examine the past, but! to find what you did wrong there or what mistakes occurred there or what inadequate interpretations were made there! Again, regardless of what you have been taught, the point of power is in the present; and your present beliefs will be used to structure your recollections."
"To rid yourself of annoying restrictions, then, my dear friends, you repattern your past from the present. Whatever your circumstances, you use the past as a rich source, looking through it for your successes restructuring it.
"When you search it looking for what is wrong, then you become blind to what was right, so that the past only mirrors the shortcomings that now face you. Other events literally become invisible to you. And since basically PAST and FUTURE exist at once, you are at the same time dangerously constructing your futrue along the same lines. The question, "what is wrong?" itself becomes a format through which your experience is seen, and itself represents one of the main reasons for all limitations, physical, psychic or spiritual.
"You are not at the mercy of past beliefs. On the other hand, the sooner you begin to "act upon" new ones, the better. Whatever manner that suits you, "act as if" the new belief is already a part of your life. You must respond to your new beliefs so that neurologically the new message gets across.
"You perform habitually, in certain manners, as a result of your beliefs.
"Now, if you willfully change some of those habits, then you are also getting the message across.
"The initiative must come from you, and in the PRESENT. In a very real manner, this means changing your viewpoint - that particular perspective with which you view your past and present, and imagine your future. You must look within yourself for evidence of what you want in terms of positive experience. Examine your past with THAT in mind. Imagine your future from the power point of the present."
"A correctly utilized 5-minute period of time can be of great benefit. In this time period, concentrate upon the fact that the point of power is Now. Feel, and dwell upon the certainty that your emotional, spiritual, and psychic abilities are focused through the flesh, and for 5 minutes only, direct all your attention toward what you want. Use visualization or verbal thought - whatever comes most naturally to you. And for that period do not concentrate upon any lacks but only upon your desire. Use all your energy and attention. Then, forget about it.
"Simply make sure that in that period your intentions are clear. Then, in one way or another, according to your own individual situation, make one physical gesture or act that is in line with your belief or desire. Behave physically, at least once a day, in a way that shows you have faith in what you are doing. The act can be a very simple one."
"These same principles can be used in any area of your life, and in each, you are choosing from a variety of probable events."
"In "reincarnation," these lives exist simultaneously. They are other expressions of yourself, interacting, but with each conscious self possessing the point of power in its own present."
"You actualize events from the present intersection of Spirit and flesh, choosing them from probabilities according to your beliefs. All of your physical, mental, and spiritual abilities are focused together in the brilliant concentration of "present" experience. If you fully comprehend your power in the present, you will realize that action at that point also alters the past, its beliefs and your reactions. In other words, your present beliefs are like the directions given to the entire personality, simultaneously organizing and reorganizing past experiences, according to your current concepts of reality.
The future - the probable future - is being altered in the same way, of course.
To look backware for the source of current problems can lead you into the habit of seeking only negative episodes from your past, and prevent you from experiencing it as a source of pleasure, accomplishment and success. When you are structuring earlier life through the dissatisfactions of the present, then you are reinforcing your problems."
"Those given to such practices - constant examination of the past, in order to discover what is wrong in the present - too often miss the point. Instead they constantly reinforce the negative experience from which they are trying to escape. Their initial problems were caused PRECISELY as a result of the same type of thinking.
"A great many unsatisfactory conditions result because individuals become frightened at various periods in their lives, doubt themselves, and begin to concentrate upon "negative" aspects."
"Your present beliefs, structure the memories which will parade before you now - and what you remember, will then "seem to" justify the beliefs. When you are trying to alter your beliefs, look through your past with the NEW CONCEPTIONS in mind."
"In almost all cases of present limitation, there is one main theme in that particular area: The individual has schooled themself to stress "negative" aspects, for whatever reasons."
"The truth, as far as it can be stated, is this: You Form Your Reality Now through the intersection of soul in flesh, and the present is your point of power.
"Each of your reincarnational selves is born as a creature in flesh, like you. Each one has its own "points of power," or succesive moments in which it also materializes daily existence in a linear manner, from all the probabilities available to it.
In a way that will be explained in another book for those interested in such matters, there is a kind of coincidence with all of these present points of power that exist between you and your "reincarnational" selves. There are even biological connections, in terms of cellular memory. So through your current beliefs, you can in your own space and time, attract tendencies toward certain experiences shared by these others. There is a constant interaction in this multidimensional point of power, and therefore, one incarnated self draws from all of the others what abilities it wants, according to its own specific, localized beliefs.
"These selves are different counterparts of yourself in creaturehood, experiencing bodily reality; but at the same time, your organism itself shuts out the simultaneous nature of experience. This does not mean that at other levels you cannot perceive it, but that generally speaking, events must seem to appear in a series. In quite real personal and racial terms, the past is still happening. You create it from your present according to your beliefs."
"Any good demonstration of hypnosis will clearly show that the point of power is in the present, and that beliefs dictate your experience. There is no magic in hypnosis. Each of you utilize it constantly. Only when particular procedures are assigned to it, and when it is set aside from normal life does hypnotic suggestion seem esoteric. Structured hypnosis merely allows the subject to utilize full powers of concentration, thereby activating unconscious mechanisms. With the distortions present in organized procedures however, and the misunderstandings of the practitioners, the phenomenon seems to show a different face indeed. The subject agrees to accept the beliefs of the hypnotist. Since telepathy exists, the subject will react not only to verbal commands but to the unspoken beliefs of the practitioner, thereby "proving," of course, the hypnotist's theory of what his profession is. Hypnosis clearly shows in concentrated form, the way in which your beliefs affect your behavior in normal life. The various methods simply focus all your concentration upon a specific area, shutting out any distractions.
"Your beliefs act like a hypnotist, then. As long as the particular directions are given, so will your "automatic" experience conform.
"The one suggestion that can break through is this: "I create my reality, and the present is my point of power." If you do not like the effects of a belief, you must alter it, for no manipulation of the exterior conditions themselves will release you. If you truly understand your power of action and decision in the present, then you will not be hypnotized by past events. Think of the present as a pool of experience drawn from many sources, fed by tributaries from both the past and the future. There are an infinite number of such tributaries (probabilities), and through your beliefs you choose from these, adjusting their currents. For example: If you constantly focus on the belief that your early background was damaging and negative, then only such experiences will flow into your present life from the past. It does no good to say, "But my life was traumatic," therefore reinforcing the belief. You must, in one way or another, modify that conviction, or preferably change it entirely - or you will never escape from its effects. This does not mean "lying" to yourself; but if it seems to you that your background held no joys, accomplishments, or pleasures, then you ARE lying to yourself now. You have concentrated upon the negative to such a degree that anything else seems invisible. From the present, you have hypnotized yourself, viewing the past not as it was to your experience, but as it appears now; in the light of your current beliefs. You have reconstructed it. So when I tell you to reconstruct your past, I am not telling you to do something that you have not already done. Hypnosis, again, is merely a state of concentrated attention, in which you focus upon beliefs. Popular demonstrations lead the public to believe that the subject must fall asleep or be completely relaxed, yet this is not the case. The one prerequisite is an intense concentration upon specific incoming data to the exclusion of everything else. Therefore, the orders given are clear-cut, to the point. No conflicting information is received, no cross messages. The shutting out of superfluous data and the narrowing of focus are the two most important ingredients. Relaxation can help simply because the body messages are also quieted, and the mind not concerned with them.
"Many beliefs were originally accepted as a result of such a situation, without any formal induction, but when the circumstances were right. A period of panic induces immediate accelerated concentration. All the forces of energy are mobilized at once, while little relaxation is usually involved. On the other hand, such beliefs can be accepted when it appears that the conscious mind is asleep or dulled, as in periods of shock, or during operations. The focus of attention is narrowed then, and intensified. One of the troubles is that too specific distinctions are made between the conscious and unconscious minds. They interlap.
"Hypnosis, used properly, without the mumbo jumbo usually assigned to it, is an excellent method of inserting new beliefs and getting rid of old ones. This is only true however, if you realize the power of your conscious mind in that moment, and understand the ability of your consciousness to mobilize unconscious reactions.
"It is of greatest importance that you realize several points before you try the method I suggest.
"First of all, the unconscious is not a sponge indiscriminately accepting material regardless of the considerations of your conscious self. All beliefs or suggestions are first sifted through your conscious mind, and only those that you accept, are then permitted their penetration into the other areas of the self. No negative beliefs were thrust upon you despite your will. None can be inflicted upon you that you do not consciously accept.
"In formal hypnosis, the hynotist and the subject play a game. If the hypnotist orders the subject to "forget what happened," that individual will pretend to do so. In that context, both hold the belief in the resulting forgetfulness, and it is the power of belief that is being demonstrated. But instead, this is taken as an indication that the conscious mind is helpless under such conditions, generally speaking, and yet, this is not the case. Quite without any inductions, you have "hypnotized" yourself into all the beliefs that you have. You have consciously accepted them, focused upon them, excluded data to the contrary, narrowed your interests to those specific points, and accordingly, activated the unconscious mechanisms that then materialize those convictions through physical experience.
"Formal hypnosis merely (shows, demonstrates) brings about an accelerated version of what goes on all the time. It is a perfect example of the INSTANTANEOUS RESULTS possible, ideally -- but not usually seen "practically" -- as present beliefs, negate past ones."
There you go! The secret to controlling your own life.
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