By Heather McCauley
It’s not a “secret” anymore. The principles behind what each of us manifests in our lives were laid out in the popular book and movie “The Secret”. Many more authors and philosophers jumped on this thought-process bandwagon since the principles of the Universal Law of Attraction were first delivered to the mainstream. Why, then, if we now know the ‘secret’ do we continue to witness chaos in the world and in our personal and professional lives? Could it be that those great authors and philosophers left us a little confused when it comes to the power of negative imagery?
Visualization or guided imagery can be either positive or negative and includes sounds, tastes and smells as well as images. We sometimes practice this manifestation technique without our awareness. Worry is an excellent example of negative imagery and one that goes unchecked in many of us (especially mothers!). Often the things we worry about most will come to pass in our lives – for no other reason than the fact that we have put so much of our energy into visualizing them as real. Negative imagery is also a part of how we speak: “Don’t fall” or “Don’t spill the milk” – instructions we could be giving to our children. These phrases only help others’ minds focus on the end result (falling or spilling), not the “don’t”. Using more positive imagery such as “be careful” will yield better results. Perhaps some of our most powerful images are our own memories. Painful or bad memories that surface at will are imbedded in our psyche and can often keep us operating in the same negative patterns and making the same negative choices. Getting to the root of these images and replacing them with positive images is the key to creating real change for your future.
Positive imagery has been utilized in the medical field with amazing success. Stories of patients who have shrunk tumors or fought off diseases with the mere power of images have helped give more scientific credit to the “mind over matter” principle. More research being done supports the fact that our mental and physical well-being are inter-connected. Using positive imagery for change is different than using a CD of a guided meditation that instructs you to picture a waterfall for the purpose of clearing your mind completely. For visualization to manifest something new, the images must be personal to you. You must be able to recall the images instantly and visualize them several times daily in order for them to take hold. If you are unable to readily fill your mind with images, try a vision board. This can be as simple as acquiring a picture of your dream or desire and keeping it with you to reference or as ambitious as a collage of pictures and colors mounted on your bedroom wall. The important thing is to fill your mind with images that will help you heal or manifest changes you desire, whether that is health, wealth, happy relationships or world peace.
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