Not a book, but well worth checking out
June 12, 2006 | 9:27 pm
A 2006 movie does a terrific job of explaining the concept in “Ask and It Is Given,” more broadly known as the Law of Attraction. With just enough Hollywood-style hype to keep things interesting, the movie “The Secret,” www.thesecret.tv, is an entertaining and informative explanation of the power of your own thoughts in producing the life you want (or that you don’t and produce by accident).
Unlike the other big movie that dealt with metaphysical concepts, “What the Bleep,” “The Secret” picks a genre (documentary) and sticks with it. As anyone who has seen a well-made documentary knows, done right they are anything but dull. This one is clear, well-organized, and easy to follow. It offers up a clear and well-considered explanation how you can change your life – from finances, to romance, to much more – by how you think and how you feel. It’s an hour and a half well spent watching folks such as Esther Hicks, Jack Canfield, John Gray, and Joe Vitale be interviewed and share their views on the Law of Attraction.
Posted by: Hicks, Esther & Jerry — Meg
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Ask — Some More!
May 24, 2006 | 5:23 pm
It’s such a terrific book that I couldn’t resist writing more about it. Yesterday I was talking with friends at our book club meeting, and among the many interesting things we covered was a discussion of anger and its relationship to depression. Because we look at anger as a negative emotion, it was interesting to see how the Hicks’ book mentioned that anger is several steps up on the emotional vibration scale from depression. So, a person who suffers from depression would be moving in the right direction to become angry.
Of course, we also talked about how if someone is stuck at anger that it might not be such a positive sign (although, as the book points out, only the person feeling the emotion knows if it’s a good place for him or her). For those of you who have the book, check out page 119 – it covers the emotional upgrading system. So, when you check in with yourself, and you want something that feels better, you can get to a better-vibing spot.
The relationship between anger and depression seems to make sense, at least from my experience. A few years ago when I was in a particularly volatile relationship, I ended up in a particularly dark and gloomy spot emotionally. I didn’t really recognize it for what it was until after the fact, but I do know that when I finally found anger – beautiful, cleansing outrage – that things started to turn around for me. I got out, got better, got my self-respect back, and got on my path – all and all a good experience, but with some challenging moments along the way.
Gotta love life’s twists and turns….!
Posted by: Hicks, Esther & Jerry — Meg
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Ask — and you get it!
May 17, 2006 | 1:10 pm
If you haven’t read much about the power of your own thinking, then starting off with “Ask and It Is Given” by Esther and Jerry Hicks is a bit like tackling War and Peace as your first novel. On the other hand, if you read it, study it, understand it, and implement it, you will have earned the equivalent of your master’s degree, if not your PhD, with one book.
It’s a channeled work, and for those of you who aren’t familiar with what that is, it’s best to ignore that part and just appreciate the content. The channeling part isn’t really relevant to what you can learn from the book, and it would be a waste to be discouraged from reading it because of that. If you are familiar, then you will be a bit in awe at their process.
In a nutshell, the main concepts of “Ask and It Is Given” are that you get what you think about, whether you want those things or not. Logically then, you want to focus your thoughts on the things you want so you’ll get them. But it’s not just a matter of thinking about them, or even thinking positively about them and using affirmations. It’s a matter of actually feeling good when you’re thinking about what you want. According to the book, your emotions are your natural compass, and if you learn to pay attention to them, and to adjust them upward to a more positive state, you can then focus on what you want and get it.
Perhaps my favorite part of the book is the pie analogy. Basically, life is a like a big pie (a pie that expands indefinitely — woo hoo!). The choices you have are like ingredients for a pie. The more choices you have, the better. That way you can create just the pie you want. When you’re making an actual pie, though, you wouldn’t spend time thinking about what you don’t want in your pie. You just accept there are ingredients in your kitchen that you don’t want to include. And that’s how life should be. Be glad for all the choices, and when you come across something you don’t want in your life pie, just ignore it. You don’t have to get angry, or even worry about why you don’t want it in your pie. Just don’t put it in there. How easy is that?
Happy reading!
Posted by: Hicks, Esther & Jerry — Meg
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