yall need to stop limiting yourselves when it comes to both manifesting and scripting.
"i want to script ___, but im not sure how it'll work logically...." logically????
"i want to manifest this biiiggg BIIIIIG thing but.... but.....! but my circumstances.... i dont think it's possible!!!" POSSIBLE???
you're shifting to a reality where magic is the norm! a reality where the physics are completely different. ...what do you mean "logically"?
if you don't know how to "make it work" then you don't have to make it work. the reality you're shifting to can make it work. remember, you're just choosing where to go.
just write/think about what you want and call it a day.
there are INFINITE realities with rules and science and locations our mind couldn't even comprehend. every "what-if" and scenario you've ever thought of is a whole different reality.
i hate people who complain about illogical things in other people's realities. "you can't do that! it doesn't make sense!!!" yeah.... to you! i do whatever the hell i want. it's my reality, not yours. and that's why im having more fun.
be whatever you want, be whoever you want, do whatever you want.
How did u reach the void state u said u figured out how to reach it
HOW I REACHED VOID STATE (YAAAYYY IM FINALLY MAKING A POST LIKE THIS!!!)
OF COURSE ILL TELLS YALL!!! <3 im in such a good mood now, ill even overexplain!! x
im going to put this in 3 different parts:
THE PRELUDE (my past with void state)
THE RUMBLE (first attempt last night. which was a pretty notable experience if you ask me)
THE CONVERSATION (actually reaching void state)
feel free to skip around, im sure most of you are looking for the conversation only, but i believe it's important to read the post as a whole. but you do you mwah <3 (i also apologize for any typos)
p.s. a decent amount of posts and videos are linked in this story! they are all underlined!! i also included some websites with additional information for certain topics.
THE PRELUDE ~
so i've been in the shifting community for a few years atp. and let me tell you, early shifting me was STUBBORN.
i hated meditation, i thought working on self concept was stupid, i hated even thinking about the void state method.
sure like... maybe once in a blue moon i would try it, but it just didnt stick with me, yknow?
but, as the years went on i took breaks, got more into spirituality, got more comfortable with manifestation + loa... but even then, the void state just never really stuck to me.
tbh, with the way people described the void state, i always assumed it was like... shifting into the void or something. like BOOM randomly your body is gone, your everything is gone, you're literally no where. i mean it's kinda like that? but it didnt happen like that. it wasnt random like boom. the best way i can describe it is being slowly enveloped.
i will add that throughout these years ive been growing my self concept. i have incredible trust in my mind, trust in myself, and trust in my intentions/intuition.
since self trust is a natural state for me, i cannot speak as someone who doesn't have it. i also know what works for me personally. you could follow my story step by step, but it might do nothing for you. the best thing i can give is advice, and not a direct process. although, if you peel off the skin, then the steps for you are right there.
what's frustrating is that it is just as simple as people say it is. like genuinely, once i actually got it, i had it. but i had to work to make it that simple.
the ability to trust yourself, i feel, is a bare minimum thing you should have. not just for the void state, but also spirituality in general. you dont need it. you really dont. but it's a good thing to have when you delve into this kinda stuff.
all im saying is just be able to persist. i make things sound harder then it actually is.
okay, lecture over!
i <3 this post btw
THE RUMBLE ~
tmi i am on my period and i was like "yo. maybe i shouldnt make attempts to shift rn? i should wait till after my period or smth. (this didnt last btw) yknow, like take a lil break! maybe i should use this time to practice meditation.... maybe i should try and reach the void state!!"
so i was scrolling on tumblr, looking for fanfics in my "for you" tab. and i kept getting shifting and void state content and i was like "haha you succubus! you tempt me!!" so i "consequently" clicked on the #shifting tag and i scrolled onto THIS post:
𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘆𝗲𝘀.🪷ᝰ.ᯓᡣ𐭩要有光
LINK 1 (book pdf) - LINK 2 (website w/ ads)
and i was like okay. ts is interesting as FUCK. so i was reading it and two specific methods caught my attention. Kumbhaka and Dharana. they seemed simple enough so i decided to lay down, put on theta waves, and try them out!
i switched from Kumbhaka to Dharana pretty quickly, finding that focusing on the center of my eyebrows to work much better. i didnt reach the void state, but that in itself was a very interesting experience.
while meditating, i kept repeating to myself "i am void" and "i am everything and nothing" stuff like that!
i think once i got into a deep, meditative state, i decided to switch my focus from void state to shifting. i think this was specifically after i felt myself on horseback?? i watched the little mermaid a bit before this, so that was probably related to that. i saw the horse so clearly in my mind's eye, it kinda freaked me out a bit. "wait i wanna shift but not here! i dont even have a saftey script" type shit.
so i decided to switch my focus to my twisted wonderland dr. this was probably the most vivid i saw it through my mind's eye. i heard waves crashing in the background, birds chipping to my right, warm sunlight hitting my skin. it was so in the background. like... i didn't acknowledge it was there until i tried to artificially "hear it" using a 5 senses countdown method thing.
you know when you hear something loud and you still feel it's warmth/effects on your ears? like you know you heard it? no clue how to describe it, but that's what i felt.
the deep meditative state i got into before switching my focus to shifting was insane, btw. i tend to avoid anything that has to do with the third eye, including focusing on it during simple meditation. i get easily spooked, it's personally not my thing. but this time i was like "im hot as fuck and no one can touch me." (i have paranoia issues. i also dont trust a lot of things people say on social media about the third eye. i actually just blocked all of that out. if and when i want to do actual research on it, i will. rn it's none of my business).
i felt like i saw saturn, and an eye opening, flashes of images of things around the world. i saw my friend meditating, storybooks, and pages flipping. i felt like everything? yknow? i dont even know. it was a really interesting experience. i felt very at peace, though. like very, very at peace. at first i was like "oopsie" cause i thought i did smth stupid, but it was chill.
im a nekomimi in my dr, and i felt pressure on my head without prompt. usually, i focus on it and then boom it pops out. this time it came on its own. that was cool.
anyways!!!!!!!!!!
THE CONVERSATION ~
that meditation was about... 50 minutes? IMMEDITALTELY told my friend about this.
they got excited, i got excited, we were both very excited. and then they asked me "do you usually meditate laying down or sitting up."
i always meditate laying down cause im lazy. but every time i meditate sitting up, it felt more meditate-y, yknow?
i did research on this before i did my last attempt later that night. turns out if you're meditating to relax, then laying down is the best. meditating to focus? sitting up! which i find really interesting. it makes sense to me! this is probably much more preferable for awake methods, whilst laying down for sleep.
you dont have to be all technical about it though, do it however you want. in the shifting/manifestation community, goals tend to be different then those who are focused on spirituality, wellness, meditation, etc.
so i was sitting up in my bed, criss cross apple sauce, listening to this subliminal by good ole slade. i love their shifting subliminals so much!!!!
so while sitting there, i did a scan of my entire body from toe to head. and then i acknowledged my body as a body im simply aware of. i decided to scan my room too, acknowledging my awareness as in this room.
and then i focused on the inside of my eyes. at this point, i was affirming "i am the void," "i am pure consciousness," "i am awareness," and so i did that!
the more i did that, the more the darkness behind my eyes seemed to expand. like... i was aware. that was where my awareness... was. like close your eyes now, you acknowledge the darkness behind your eyes, but you're still aware of your surroundings. at that moment, the only thing that was there, was that darkness.
this post is supa!!!* <3 + this one too ;P
i started to imagine my awareness as a simple ball of light, simply observing the darkness behind my eyes.
every time i focused on my body, i just acknowledged it as a body. at some point i felt my mouth open and shit and i was like "damn. i prolly look stupid as hell." but kept going.
at some point, i started to get really frustrated. i was about to give up but then i was like "my papa aint raise no quitter", so i kept persisting. i acknowledged those feelings, took a deep breath, and swallowed it down.
and then i just felt my body completely fading. i was like "woah wtf" and kept affirming.
at that point i felt nothing, i was nothing. i felt like i only existed as a tiny ball in a dark dark void. it was so calming.
unfortunately you're talking to the most excitable person i know. so i got too excited and left to IMMEDIATELY tell my friends.
im not mad about it either. it was simple enough to get into. ill just do it again today.
im a little annoyed that i put it to the side for all these years, just for it to be THAT simple. i knew something like this was going to happen </3
but i still cant believe that after all this time, i did it. i actually did it? sure, it wasn't a shift, but it felt just as good. i felt just as accomplished and proud and as ecstatic i would feel when i shift.
for a while, i’ve been a little scared on what life would feel like when i actually shift. that hopeless feeling of eternity. but i don’t feel that at all anymore. i just feel excited for the future, for my dr, for everything that’s going to happen beyond this point.
i can experience everything. like everything and anything as anyone doing all the things. i think after reaching the void state, all that fear and worry has dissipated.
type shit.
i do hope that this is a good post </3 people were only asking about how i did it, not the who what when where why how. apologies if i went a little overboard.
if you guys want further explanations on A N Y T H I N G, lmk <3 but also keep in mind is that this is what worked for me... but ill try my best to be of use!!!
toodles~!!!!!!!!!!1
divider credit: @chateaubarnes
those who asked for further explanation: @princess0098 @lil-lolitaaa @dozeeyy
DISCLAIMER: this is completely based on personal observation lololol. i haven't done any related research, so please dont take what i say as definite fact. this is based on patterns i noticed based on my experiences and on what other people say.
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have you heard the phrases "everything bad must come to an end", and the counter "everything good must come to an end"? these phrases are used for evoke reassurance/caution (think of the universal law of polarity).
what these phrases entail is that the good and the bad can (and will eventually) come to an end. think of a rubber band. pull it lightly or pull it tightly, once you let go it will eventually revert back to it's original position. it's neutral, natural position.
the phrases "everything bad/good must come to an end", along with aspects within the law of polarity tend to disregard the middle/the in-between or the liminal. wealth and poverty, love and hate, success and failure… all of these examples two ends of intense "black and white" spectrums.
but what is typically disregarded in black and white spectrums? the gray area.
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do you know the feeling of just being... okay. nothing awful has happened, not spectacular either. no changes in relationships, no change in finances, work and school are going on as usual.... everything is just "okay".
in this situation of unchange (a break from lessons or achievements), the universe is at it's constant, it's neutral state.
this realization came upon me during my intro to meteorology class, when we were learning about atmospheric stability. the graph-infographic thingy below is similar to what we used to describe this idea:
if you roll a ball from the top of the hill, it will fall down. if you roll it from the bottom, in-between two hills, then it will roll back to it's original position. The atmosphere will always try to return to the state of stability (i think i didn't really pay attention).
this applies to the universe too, this applies to your reality and your experiences.
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your definition of "okay" can be different from another person's.
this is based on your reality, your assumptions, etc. (of course, it can change naturally based on external circumstances. one of my favorite things is how manifestation and loa has a lot of psychological applications, but that's a rant for another day.)
your natural could be less fortunate in terms of finances, being seemingly less attractive/messy, bad mentality, bad grades, etc. this is what you assume your reality will be like because you're used io it, it's your natural.
on a good day, you will find yourself in more fortunate positions and opportunities, but the universe will eventually snap back to what you assume to be natural.
so... how to counter-act this?:
change your definition of what "natural" is in your reality.
what does a normal day look like to you? your bank account is full, you're effortlessly attractive; compliments left and right. you're constantly getting gifts and opportunities. your "natural" is your past self's dream life.
with this, just imagine what a good day could be? imagine the allllllllll the possibilities if luck decides to be on your side one particular day.
and a bad day? its someone else's best day.
remember, you're in charge of your reality, your perspective, your view points.
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this came along because i havent been having the best couple days recently in terms of mental health.
what helped me get through this is remembering that my low point is temporary. this isn't forever as long as i don't make it forever. it's simply a.... temporary setback.
this is my first "long" post, i did it right </3 i def have more things to say about this topic, but that'll be in later posts.
REALITY SHIFTING HYPOTHESIS - TYPES OF REALITY SHIFTS
i wrote this in my journal to try and figure out what shifting is. im no scientist or whatever, but i have the ability to think n shii so like...
this is simply my hypothesis. i did not explain any of this correctly, but i hope some of it makes sense???
i might delete this later tho. who knows.
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basic explainations
what is reality shifting?
becoming aware of another reality
what is awareness?
consciousness
to shift realities, you must have the ability to assume. and, in a way, all conscious creatures have the ability to assume. but i digress.
anyways...
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i categorized reality shifting into three... categories.
A. minor reality shift
pencil being out of place by a centimeter, the temperature is a degree warmer, mild hue change of a sign.
B. modest reality shift
hair is a different color, wallpaper is different... noticeable environmental and/or social changes but nothing too major or life changing.
C. major reality shift
the world itself is noticably/drastically different (i.e. physics, grass is purple, different population, basic facts of life is changed)
before i get into that, allow me to visually explain what these may look like.
every time we make a decision, we (our awareness) "branches off" into another reality. but instead of thinking it like this:
think of it as something like this (god i hope i can explain this well enough):
think of the bright orange circles as our reality. the black lines are decisions we made to get to the next circle. (i.e the first circle being sitting down. black line being the decision to get up to eat, the next circle being eating).
the other circles above/below our (let's call it) "main line" are different variations of the same reality (parallel realities). the darker the circle, the more drastically different the situation is.
so realistically (as realistic as we can get with this graph), i feel like the graph would look more like this:
the darker we go, the more it variates from our current line. so the first column of circles is the start of the same/similar scenarios. the farther we go from that first column, the more different our decisions are.
if we're being even more realistic, i looks like this:
infinite realities, infinite decisions, infinite everything. technically, i believe that there is a main line, but there are infinite variations of that "main line" we can go through.
i believe the only way we can consciously get out of that "main line" is through intentional or universal force (i.e. reality shifting, manifestation...)
the black lines presented in my other graphs represents an infinite amount of decisions or circumstances that could bring you to the next set reality change.
but we are shifting realities all the time. so it'll look like this:
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A type reality shifts - happens all the time. daily. 24/7. every zeptosecond. you will never notice it. you cant see what you're not aware of. you cant fully see/hear/feel/whatever is behind you. all of that is based on assumption, that whatever that is is always changing.
this would be an A type shift:
(notice how similar the colors are, along with how the circle is barely moved from the line. there is very, VERY minimal change)
a 'B' type shift is typically dubbed as either "deja vu" or coincidence or delusion or the mandela effect or whatever. because your mind has been in that reality for infinity, it's easy to call that change a weird memory issue. the change may not seem drastic either because your mind has been in that reality.
this hypothesis comes from stories of people doing smaller-scale shifts and noticing weird (but small) changes in their environment and social life. like how a movie's ending changes, or your favorite diner is a building down.
i believe that this category is mostly related to manifestation. even IF the progress is "smoothly" seen unfolding, it's still a reality shift. manifestations can be conscious and unconscious, thus we are manifesting all the time.
which is why i think it's stupid when a manifestor is like "oh reality shifting isnt real!!!! it cant be!!!! it's too UNREALISTIC".
bitch?????
this would be a 'B' type shift:
"C" type shifts are typically what people in the reality shifting community are aiming for. these are major reality shifts. these are intense jumps and changes in our reality.
and this would be a 'C' type shift:
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i want to clarify that different categories doesnt mean different difficulties. one just happens every day unconsciously, the other one typically tends to be a conscious decision.
now... back to the original question. what is reality shifting?
becoming aware of another reality
how do you consciously do it?
intention.
im going to be so fucking fr with you, i started writing all of this because i wanted to figure out why i havent shifted yet. all of this was out of doubt. when i wrote down that last answer, it kinda stumped me.
it felt really frustrating because i was like "isnt that what ive been doing all these years????"
yes. yes that's what i've been doing. and i've been able to shift countless amount of times. i shifted to MHA, i woke up touching a safety pin, some weird variation of my high school, a light on my LED light changed. big, small, big, small, it literally doesnt matter!
could the big ones have been a dream? sure! but i dont care. im saying those are reality shifts. could the safety pin thing been me in some weird sleep/awake state? sure! i dont give a fuck, i shifted.
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after this, i started to do shadow work and work through my own self doubt. im going to tag posts that helped me (yes, these are literally the top posts shhhh):
how do you even wake up in your DR? ⋆𐙚 ̊.
READ TO THE END IF YOU WANT TO MASTER SHIFTING REALITIES, VOID STATE, LUCID DREAMING, ASTRAL PROJECTION, AND SLEEP PARALYSIS
hot & cold examples.
Ways I’ve shifted that aren’t your typical method
im so mad i cant find this post that REALLY helped me. if i find it, ill just reblog it lololol
sorry for grammar mistakes, i didnt care enough to fix it.
i was telling my friend about this silly dream i had last night.
whenever i have trouble sleeping, i tend to enter either sleep paralysis or a strange delirious/hypnogogic state.
now listen. i love megan thee stallion. she's been my top 5 every week, all year (according to airbuds). im under the assumption that this was some sort of divine punishment for not listening to her for a whole 4 days. (i promise all of this is relevant)
both before and after i fell asleep, i was visited by her very presence. both times, she spat absolute bars. i laid there, looking up at her in awe as she blessed me with her presence.
the bars were so scrumptious, i wondered if there was somewhere in my subconscious, something in my soul that desired to follow in her footsteps. maybe deep down, i was creatively constipitated and something was blocking me from my true purpose in life.
a pony. i cannot reach stallion status.
i was just staring at her as she descended upon me. i didnt know what i do. i wasnt sure if i should wake up and write these down and become a 3 time grammy award winner too or just bask in her graciousness. for all i know, it would be telepathic plagiarism.
either way, i knew i was going to forget it so i just laid there and took it like a good girl.
i remember thinking at some point like "wow. i didnt know i had it in me..."
today, i planned to hangout with my friend. she went on some errands for two hours before picking me up. that entire time, megan thee stallion did NOT play on the radio.
but you know what happens the minute i enter that car?
megan thee stlalion, NEEEIIIGGHHHH, megan, THEEEEEEE stallion, BOOM more megan.
the MINUTE i sit in that car and told my friend about my dream, apparently the radio started LOVING megan thee stallion and loving her GOOD.
and then i started thinking.
like... this happens a lot. whenever im talking about something, reading about something, looking at something, a song relevant to that object or whatever pops up.
there's this little shoe store near my school that has dogs sometimes. and there was this one time they played doja cat's "vegas". as SOON as i noticed that there was a dog there, the lyrics "you ain't nothin' but a hound dog, hound dog, hound dog" played.
i remember a few days ago, i was reading a manhwa. and RIGHT before i read the next panel, a song that started with the same word as... the word on the manhwa started playing. it was so oddly specific that it took me out of the story.
if this aint proof idk what is. it's proof enough for me. i love mixing music and spirituality and manifestation together. im such a sucker for shufflemancy.
it makes me so giddy when i realize things are aligning.
DISCLAIMER: this is really sloppily written, it's past my bed time. i mentioned this to a friend and i was like "oh wowie! i should post this on tumblr!'.
barely any effort, sorry for grammar mistakes. im probably not fixing it unless its like... grotesquely bad.
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my current manifestations and their outcomes:
to get an invitation to a sorority: while cleaning out the prop closet, i found ribbons that correlated with the colors. this one is an on/off thing. i dont want to join a sorority, but it would fill me ego to get invited
to talk to a friend that i havent seen in a minute: she didn't message me directly, but i found the perfect post to send to her which started a conversation.
red bottoms (louboutins): while thrifting, i found beautiful red heels that cost me a whopping $4.
modeling: i modeled for a school event. it was small but people liked it and im satisfied.
i also noticed i manifest small things. i forget about it but then boom it happens. but i forget about it so i never really count it as my big boy manifestations. $20 is $20.
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im not watering down my manifestations at all, dont get me wrong. i just found it interesting.
i get the signs of my manifestations, or the minimal version of them.
im still aiming for my big boy manifestations. AAAHHHH IM SO HAPPY!!!
i used to have trouble manifesting people and other big things like that; smaller or material things are easier for me. mostly money, honestly.
but it was there. it was RIGHT there. no... it IS right there. like... like i actually did it??? like oh my god i did it. In the past, these manifestations / goals would seems completely unreachable.
but now i know i got it and that my 3d is catching up. nononono my 3d has literally already caught up.
maaannnn. i love manifesting <3 i wish people were more open minded. like... we can literally have whatever the hell we want, we can do what we want, we can BE whoever we want.
DISCLAIMER: this is completely based on personal observation lololol. i haven't done any related research, so please dont take what i say as definite fact. this is based on patterns i noticed based on my experiences and on what other people say.
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background context (skippable)
i love learning languages. im currently studying japanese! it's a really fun language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love learning/memorizing the characters, i love translations and vocab n shii. it's really fun.
my favorite category of words in japanese are the frequency words: よく、ときどき、たまに、とあまり。(often, sometimes, occasionally, not often). they are just really fun to say. (yoku, tokidoki, tamani, toamari)
while learning another language, you speak more consciously. you have to actually thinking about your sentence before actually saying it. in your native language/a language that you're more comfortable with you can honestly just start saying shit without thinking. you can more easily just speak your mind, yknow? freudian slip n shi.
most likely, you speak less mindfully, especially in conversations with friends. but something something yada yada in these cases, you tend to use more frequency words.
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personal experience
a few days ago after posting my last "bigger" post, i started to notice my patterns of speech:
"my skin is usually pretty soft"
"im usually awkward in social situations"
"im usually energized in the morning"
"i usually really sick near exams"
these are just every day patterns that ive noticed in my life. patterns that had happened enough to where i acknowledge them with the word "usually".
"usually" means something (an action/state) that is done frequently, but not consistently/always. things that have happened long enough/enough times for it to become a repeating pattern in your life.
it's everyday, it's something i notice. and because i notice it so much, i tend to acknowledge it without thinking about it too much.
im a very pattern based thinker. i have the tendency to block my desires because i believe it's not meant for me because it doesn't usually work out for me. but that's the issue...
i assume it doesn't usually work out for me. i assume because i usually have difficulties manifesting sps, that im just not meant to manifest sps.
i assume that because im usually awkward in social situations, that im just an awkward person.
i assume that
(and for our shifters) i assume that because i usually wake up in this reality, than i probably wont wake up in my dr.
because i assume that it usually happens, that i assume it's constant frequency that it just is. that it's a rule in my life, but it's not.
i make the rules in my reality. you make your own rules.
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now tell me, who/what do you want to be?
you want a bank account with over 10k? your bank account is usually 10k.
you want compliments every day? you usually get compliments every day.
this also goes back into my last post. by assuming "usually", you're assuming it in your natural/neutral reality.
your perspective, your assumptions create your reality lalalala!!!
FEELING IS THE SECRET - NEIVELLE GODDARD QUOTES AND COMMENTARY (CHAPTER 1)
CHAPTER 1 - LAW AND ITS OPERATION
pdf - audiobook
i was listening to the audiobook while playing roblox and desperately wanted a physical copy to annotate. this post will be that physical copy! btw in english class, ive always been really bad at highlighting more than i need to, please forgive me.
while commenting/asking questions, please keep in mind: i will not give definitions, but i will paraphrase as needed. (unless im REAAALLLY interested in a specific topic, then ill probably give more detail). im not a professional or a scholar or any of the sorts, so dont expect anything too exponential. im just keeping it fun.
i was originally going to do all 4 chapters in one post, but i feel like each chapter should be its own discussion. i might change the format up a bit, but im going to do annotations chapter by chapter.
i will give commentary where i desire, that will be italicized. additional links will be underlined. thank you <3
first off, i will say that he uses "male" and "female" to describe the conscious and subconscious in a way i dont like. i express my distaste throughout my commentary, but i also ask you to try and understand what is being painted. goddard is using it as an explanation, and although it's not the prettiest, the point is being made.
he also refers to the person as "man" (i.e. mankind) with masculine attributes. manifestation is for everyone, just keep that in mind for the post. i find his books to be eye opening, but i do find myself cringing a bit at certain parts. alright, moving forward...
"consciousness is the cause as well as the substance of the entire world. so it is to consciousness that we must turn if we would discover the secret of creation... you can build and maintain an ideal world."
"consciousness is the one and only reality, not figuratively but actually... In order to intelligently operate the law of consciousness, it is necessary to understand the relationship between the conscious and the subconscious."
he then proceeds to talk about the "male and female" parts of the consciousness: "the conscious is personal and selective (male); the subconscious is impersonal and non-selective (female). "
i dont agree with his correlation between male/female and the consciousness/subconsciousness. mostly because im woke and im sure there's a better, more modern way to give explanation. but, if i were to explain what he meant by "female" and "male", i would use tarot cards as an explain. think of the magician and the high priestess. the magician (who is more "masculine") is grounded with the physical whilst the high priestess (feminine) is grounded with the subconscious and her intuition.
he will also refer to the subconscious as the "wife" for the conscious later in the chapter.
"the conscious impresses the subconscious, while the subconscious expresses all that is impressed upon it... through his power to imagine and feel and his freedom to choose the idea he will entertain, man has control over creation. control of the subconscious is accomplished through control of your ideas and feelings." think of a printer. on a different device, you may send a printer whatever you want. you can impress it with your desired image, and then that printer will express it.
"the subconscious transcends reason and is independent of induction. it contemplates a feeling as a fact existing within itself and on this assumption proceeds to give expression to it." it is the consciousness, which holds the ego (fruedian definition), that then adds unnecessary reason. hence persistence is important!
"ideas are impressed on the subconscious through the medium of feeling. no idea can be impressed on the subconscious until it is felt, but once felt — be it good, bad or indifferent — it must be expressed." this delves into the concept of... self concept.
simple explanation of self concept within psychology, scholarly explanation
"therefore, the man who does not control his feeling may easily impress the subconscious with undesirable states. (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO INTRUSTIVE THOUGHTS/FEELINGS/EMOTIONS/ETC.) by control of feeling is not meant restraint or suppression of your feeling, but rather the disciplining of self to imagine and entertain only such feeling as contributes to your happiness." this goes back to the ego. the unhealthiest/most useless thing you could possibly do is suppress your emotions. this is why shadow work is important, even more so in spiritual spaces. i found that doing meditations that require you to simply observe and be still helps the most. depending on the person and one's mental health, it may be harder to get to become disciplined and freely unrestrained, but it's very much possible.
"the dominant of two feelings is the one expressed. ‘i am healthy’ is a stronger feeling than ‘i will be healthy’. to feel ‘i will be’ is to confess ‘i am not’; ‘i am’ is stronger than ‘i am not’." aka saying "i will" is useless
"what you feel you are always dominates what you feel you would like to be; therefore to be realized, , the wish must be felt as a state that is rather than a state that is not"
"be careful of your moods and feelings.... emotional disturbances —especially suppressed emotions — are the causes of all disease. to feel intensely about a wrong without voicing or expressing that feeling is the beginning of disease (“dis-ease” (unease/unrest)) in both body and environment. do not entertain the feeling of regret or failure for frustration or detachment from your objective results in disease."
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"think feelingly only of the state you desire to realize. feeling the reality of the state sought and living and acting on that conviction is the way of all seeming miracles."
"the subconscious is the womb of creation. it receives the idea unto itself through the feelings of [a person]. it never changes the idea received, but always gives it form... to feel a state as hopeless or impossible is to impress the subconscious with the idea of failure."
he then proceeds to go into more detail about the gendered roles of the subconscious and the consciousness. although his analogies make some sense, i am purposely excluding that from this post.
"...by assuming the feeling that would be yours... the subconscious is moved to build the exact likeness of your assumption... your desires are not subconsciously accepted until you assume the feeling of their reality...."
and then he proceeds to quote "as within, so without...". i read the emerald tablet and a brief analysis of it, im sure many people may find it interesting. i would link the book pdf of what i read, but i honestly dont remember what i read...
"nothing comes from without; all things come from within - from the subconscious."
"you are already that which you want to be, and your refusal to believe this is the only reason you do not see it."
"denying the evidence of the senses and appropriating the feeling of the wish fulfilled is the way to realization of your desire. mastery of self-control of your thoughts and feelings is your highest achievement. however, until perfect self-control is attained, so that in spite of appearances you feel all that you want to feel, use sleep and prayer to aid you in realizing your desired states. these are the two gateways into the subconscious." by sleep and prayer, he pretty much means SATs and affirmations. although, if you want to take the baseline connotation of "prayer" seriously, go ahead. in the "prayer" chapter, he describes the self as "god" and "jesus". ill also go into more detail about that in the next post.
SOURCES (linked in order of appearance):
book pdf, audiobook, magician and high priestess, ego (fruedian) definition, impressing the subconscious, self concept in psychology, intrusive thoughts and manifestation, disease vs dis-ease, the emerald tablet
