Law of Attraction

" Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. "

- Albert Einstein

A more modern consensus among New Thought thinkers is that the Law of Attraction says people's thoughts (both conscious and unconscious) dictate the reality of their lives, whether or not they're aware of it. Essentially "if you really want something and truly believe it's possible, you'll get it", but putting a lot of attention and thought onto something you don't want means you'll probably get that too.

Overview

The Law of Attraction claims to have roots in Quantum Physics, although this is dismissed by the scientific community as pseudoscience. According to proponents of this law, thoughts have an energy which attracts whatever it is the person is thinking of. In order to control this energy to one's advantage, proponents state that people must practice four things:

• Know exactly what you want.
• Ask the universe for it.
• Feel, behave and know as if the object of your desire is already yours (visualize).
• Be open to receive it and let go of (the attachment to) the outcome.

Thinking of what one does not have, they say, manifests itself in not having, while if one abides by these principles, and avoids "negative" thoughts, the universe will manifest a person's desires.

More recently, the Law of Attraction is discussed in both concept and working principles in many teaching venues. Phrases like "birds of a feather flock to together" and "the essence of that which is like unto itself is drawn" give metaphoric analogy and clarification to the meaning of the principle. In current teachings, the Law of Attraction is the foundation for understanding the principles for creating a fulfilling life. In the book, Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks, it states: "You see it evidenced when you wake up feeling unhappy, and throughout the day, things get worse and worse, and at the end of the day you say, “I should not have gotten out of bed.”

You see Law of Attraction evidenced in your society when you see that the one who speaks most of illness has illness; when you see that the one who speaks most of prosperity has prosperity…

You see Law of Attraction evident when you set you radio dial on 6:30 a.m. and expect to receive the broadcast from the transmitting tower of 6:30 a.m. because you understand that the radio signals between the transmitting tower and your receiver must match. As you begin to understand, or better stated, as you begin to remember this powerful Law of Attraction, the evidence of it, which surrounds you, will be easily apparent, for you will begin to recognize the exact correlation between what you have been thinking about and what is actually coming into your experience.

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