The Magic of Understanding
By Beverly Nadler
There
is a wonderful book called “The Magic of Believing” by Claude M. Bristol,
written decades ago. At the time, the
idea that with strong enough belief and faith, humans could achieve and attain
their heart’s desires was a profound and startling concept. The things people
in the book were able to accomplish through belief were so amazing, there
seemed to be no explanation for them, other than “magic”.
With
this thought in mind - that belief or faith can bring more success, health,
happiness, money and whatever we want into our lives -- let me introduce a
concept that may be just as unique. I
call it “the magic of understanding”. When we understand how life works, why
things happen as they do, how we
“create with our mind (which is what personal growth and success teachings tell
us), we then have reasons to “believe”.
If necessity is the mother of invention, then, perhaps, understanding is
the mother of belief.
Without
understanding, we have doubt, and where doubt exists, belief and faith -
essential for turning dreams into reality - cannot live. The reason many people
don’t make the significant, long-lasting changes they desire, in spite of
sincere effort, and the reason relatively few people avail themselves of the
energy-based products and services that can enhance their lives, is lack of
understanding, caused directly by lack of adequate information.
Part
of this article is based on closely guarded secrets that explain HOW the
universe actually “works” – how we get what we get in life. These were only
taught to certain people, such as royalty and political, religious and military
leaders. The masses were not supposed to have this knowledge, for it would give
them the power to control their own lives, thus removing power from vested
interests. Now, in the 21st century, it
is clear that everyone, regardless of economic, social and cultural background,
is supposed to take responsibility for his/her own life. And to do that we need the vital information
that has been missing. There are FOUR major areas of knowledge that have not
been shared with the public. I call them the “missing links”.
The Four
Missing Links
First is the lack of information,
for the public, about the “energy model” of life and the laws of energy. These laws were known as Hermetic Philosophy
and were taught as the natural laws of the universe in ancient Wisdom and
Mystery schools. These teachings are
now being confirmed by quantum physics.
Second, the public is not taught
the mental laws. They do not know how
the human mind really works - conscious, subconscious, superconscious and the
“critical faculty”. (The latter is the
rarely-mentioned barrier of the mind that causes tremendous resistance to
change.)
Third, there is no simplified,
clear correlation and integration for the public of the massive amount of
philosophical, psychological, metaphysical, mystical, spiritual and scientific
material presented in personal growth, natural healing and success teachings.
With such an abundance of information, much of which appears to be in conflict,
it is difficult to recognize the “threads of truth” that run through and unify
these many diverse teachings. It is
also almost impossible to see the connection between what we want in life, the laws, how we think, our subconscious programming and what we
actually get. This lack of
understanding causes confusion, frustration and doubt --all of which ultimately lead to loss of faith.
Fourth, the public is not taught
an effective technology of change,
with techniques, processes and tools that can break through the seemingly
impenetrable barrier of the mind and both deprogram
and reprogram the subconscious so that people can get more of what
they want.
The Energy
Model and the Laws of Energy
According
to quantum physics, we live in a “unified field of energy” and everything that
exists is energy, coming out of this unified field. This scientific data
confirms ancient metaphysical and spiritual teachings about one Power and one
Consciousness. All forms of energy
vibrate and are electro-magnetic. Therefore, everything - physical,
mental/emotional and spiritual - is continually vibrating, attracting and
repelling. This includes us and everything about us. By the energy laws of Vibration
and Attraction we attract the people, things, conditions, circumstances,
situations and events that we are in vibrational harmony with…and we repel the
rest.
High
frequency vibrations of joy, love and gratitude are in harmony with health,
prosperity and the good things we desire. Therefore, if this is what you are
vibrating, you are likely to be attracting many of things you want. This is
vital information for anyone who wants to deliberately
“create” his/her life. Not knowing these laws is like playing ball without
knowing the rules of the game or writing a book without knowing the
alphabet…except this lack of knowledge can be far more disastrous. The
universal and mental laws are the fundamental rules for life and the foundation for all change, growth,
success and healing.
Understanding
How the Mind Works
For
decades, millions of people have been trying to change their life by changing
their thoughts, and the results have been disappointing. That’s because the
“process” of how we create with thought is not explained. Nor are we told why
change is so difficult. As a result, people become frustrated and angry at
themselves and lose self-confidence because they think they “should” be better
at changing their life. How can they be, when they haven’t been taught how the
mind works or the laws governing change and/or creating (both of which mean the
same thing)?
The
purpose of the conscious part of the mind is to think, choose and decide. The subconscious contains all memory,
imagination and instructions for running your body and your life. These
instructions are “programs”, and like the programs in a computer, they
determine outcomes. You have
subconscious programs that tell your heart how to beat, your lungs how to breathe,
your stomach how to digest food, etc.
In
addition to these inherited programs, which can and are subject to change
(that’s how we become sick or regain our health), all the beliefs you have
acquired throughout your life are also programs, as are your behaviors and
habits. The latter two are the result of your beliefs; that is, you
behave and function as you do, because of
beliefs programmed in your subconscious – many of which you are not aware
of.
Since
your programs are instructions for your life, your beliefs literally run your
life. In fact, most of your thoughts are likely to be automatic reactions coming from your programming. If thoughts
create, as motivational and inspirational teachings tell us, most people keep
recreating the same things over and over again, because they keep thinking the
same thoughts. Therefore, if you are
not satisfied with your life, you will need to “reprogram” your subconscious,
so that you have different automatic reactions.
Your
superconscious is your connection to the Infinite. It is the inspired,
intuitive, unlimited part of you. By
tuning into your superconscious, magic and miracles can happen. The critical
faculty is the barrier of you mind that prevents anything from reaching your
subconscious unless it is in agreement with whatever is already programmed.
This barrier makes it difficult to reprogram your mind. (For more information
on the mind, read the article Your Magnificent Mind.)
We
penetrate into the subconscious by using both conscious and subconscious
methods. Mental imagery/visualization, affirmations, prayer, meditation,
scripting, gratitude, breathwork, chanting/sound are examples of going from the
conscious mind to the subconscious.
Hypnosis
and the use of subliminal tapes are examples of going directly to the subconscious. While it appears that the second
method (going directly to the subconscious) is better, we usually need to do
both. For instance, people who are hypnotized benefit by using conscious
techniques to reinforce their sessions.
Repetition
and reinforcement are very important for reprogramming your subconscious. Most
of what we now know we learned by hearing, seeing, saying and/or experiencing over
and over again.. That’s how you learned to spell, read, write, dress yourself,
do your schoolwork, run a business, relate to people, drive, operate a computer
and anything else you do. For that reason, everyone can benefit from the
thousands upon thousands of positive messages on well-scripted and
technically-advanced subliminal audio tapes. (The ones I use and recommend are
SCWL tapes, which you can read about on this site.)
The
subconscious mind does not like change, which is why so many things often
interfere when we decide to take on a new physical or mental activity (a
different way of “thinking” is a new mental activity). This interference is known as “resistance”,
and it can be so disturbing that many people become discouraged and give up
their well-intentioned efforts. Recently, some daring, innovative research into
the workings of the mind reveals that negative programs/beliefs and buried
emotions become energy blocks that are “stuck” in our neurology and the cells
of our body. Unless they are released, they block healing. They also interfere
with our success and happiness by making it almost impossible for us to
reprogram ourselves. In fact, some of these energy blocks must be released before new programs can be accepted by
the subconscious mind.
The good news is that there are extremely effective techniques for releasing these blocks. These wonderful techniques also correct disruptions to your body’s “energy system” (your energy system is differentiated from your bio-chemistry). The reason these techniques (known as “energy psychology) correct disruptions to your energy system is because negative emotions, negative beliefs and energy system disruptions always accompany each other, and the releasing techniques take care of all of them at the same time.
This
was known and practiced thousands of years ago, as part of an ancient Chinese
system of healing based on the Tao. Fortunately, there are professionals who
use the technology with their patients and clients. It is also possible for
individuals to learn some techniques and use them on themselves. The ones I use
are simple, and extraordinarily effective, and I teach them to my clients. A combination of working with a practitioner
and doing release work on oneself yields marvelous results. As remarkable as it
may sound, releasing energy blocks in your body has the profound power to
facilitate healing in your body and mind and to impact positively upon every
area your life.
The Power of
Understanding
Now
we return to the reason I wrote this article in the first place -- to share my
views on the importance of understanding.
I believe if the public understood the “energy model” of life, how the mind
works and the natural laws by which humans create, the entire world would be
transformed. There would be much less
disease, fear and poverty. More people would meditate, pray, visualize and
eagerly seek the services of practitioners who use energy-based therapies, such
as chiropractic, hypnosis, acupuncture, massage, physical and emotional energy
healing techniques, etc. They would also eat higher frequency (healthier) foods
and use high frequency whole food supplements, herbs and pure essential oils to
raise their vibrations. Most
important, they would believe in themselves.
When you understand that everything is energy and
that life is governed by the laws of energy, this understanding gives you a reason to believe you can create what
you want, including what the rest of the world calls magic!
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