Spirituality and Finances: Are you yielding the wrong sword?

There was a point in human history when man took battle in armor and yielded their swords to defeat each other. Although barbaric, it was the way things were and if you did not pick up a sword and defend your homeland then you would be subject to an invasion.

In modern times although somewhat more civilized, the new battle game is played with finances as this time the sword that needs to be carried is not so easily identified. It is like competing in a game of chess while you are playing a game of checkers. The rules are not the same and there is no way to compete if you’re not even playing the right game.

This has been carried out and continued by mirroring this financial warfare which has taken place in more organizations than can be listed and scholars often say it dates back to roman times as taxes were forced upon it's citizens. Although, we cannot blame this financial warfare entirely on any organizations, as it has been allowed to go on through out many generations, who failed gain enough power to do things any other way.

Thus, the major flaw of new age spirituality, thinking that adapting to the rules of the game is not necessary. When it absolutely is, take a look at all the best, brightest and most influential names in spirituality; Dr. Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Abraham Hicks, Bob Proctor, Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, each one is beyond wealthy as they are spiritually and bodily fulfilled (what is above as below). This is because they all know that it is important to make peace with where you are and play by the rules set forth, as a huge consensus would be needed to change the rules at this point.

A great example of this truth can be taken by the Mohegan Tribe, a culture whose spirituality is considered a great influence to New Age-ers, as they are responsible for many four-fathering notions of new thought. When the English invaded their territory, Chief Uncas was faced with the task of preserving the sovereignty of his nation. So instead of fighting with weapons he decided to go the path of cooperation.

The Mohegan tribe is still thriving till this day, and they have provided yet another new age lesson; that those who wish to make anything positive happen and wish to have any sort of power. Should play the game that is being played and not to play your own game and expect those who are playing and winning at their game, to come and play yours.

Are Thoughts living?

If you have every picked up an Abraham Hicks book or DVD you know that their teachings may not be for everyone. Many people have very strong opinions on their methods of teaching and the way they present themselves. But regardless of what you think of them and other teachers like them such as Ramtha. You have to give them credit for inspiring thought and starting the conversation on the higher teachings of the law of attraction and ultimately spirituality. After all isn’t that what this new thought movement is all about; questioning the way we think, how we perceive reality and the constantly evolving personal philosophy of everything.

Studying any subject is a personal choice and such is important to remember at this moment; as if ignorance is bliss to you; then read no further. As many do not feel that way and the quest for knowledge supersedes the comforts of conformity.

Abraham Hicks said something beyond interesting she said that "When you think a thought, immediately the thought starts to think". If we allow our mind to run with this idea and question this statement we must question existence all together. As if quantum science was not mysterious enough we now are asked to roll the notion of thoughts being living things. So if thoughts are living and thoughts become reality in some form or another, then what is a thought actually? A soul? A spirit? A wave of energy? All of the above? What does that make our spirits? Did we start off as thoughts and are now physical manifestations of those thoughts, and who thought them?

This is a huge notion and whether you accept it or not it is in your best interests to explore the possibilities of that statement, as questioning things are becoming more and more important in today’s society. Every leading edge theory that has ever been accepted started and sounded just as strange as this. If you look through the pages of time you will find many examples of this.

What is truly important and what the point of the article is; not whether it is correct or not but that we are brave enough to kick around this notion in our minds. This is what is important questioning everything which will allow you to become your own teacher and you will never steer yourself in the wrong direction.

The Creator, Creation and the Law of Attraction; A higher teaching

Let’s assume you are an avid fan of the Law of attraction, you live your life by this and you have been able to use it in your daily life with some level of success. Then you are involved in this cosmic mystery as you know keeping your mind locked on something will attract that object into your life.

If you look at this event physically, science explains this as auto suggestion, a method where the conscious brain uses repetitive thought to imprint the image to your subconscious mind. This technique makes your subconscious mind gear it’s every action towards this attainment of this forced imprint. This is similar to the same way hypnosis works.
As there is always more than one truth depending on your perception we will take the spiritual perception. Where the same physical events described before are explained as the Creation process. It is said when we use the Law of attraction, we (the creator of this object), actually become the object of our attention. This is not a new theory and Yogi’s have explained this in Book 3 of the Yoga Sutra’s as sanyama.

In the third book of the Yoga Sutra the sanyama process says; that there are three steps to the creation process, concentration (focusing your mind on an object), Meditation (where you remove all other thoughts but the object of your desire) and Trance (which is the moment in which you actually become the object and loose the sense of yourself).

According to the Yogi’s you become your creation and your creations become you. Taking this to a higher level  of thinking we now realize that we are the creation of a greater Creator and we must be entangled in the same way, where our creator has become us. Which also makes us do no greater honor to our Creator than evolve ourselves as this; intern must raise the collective vibration of the whole.
This is a new and wonderful explanation for the term, created in God’s Image (if you choose to identify with that cultural document). As it has been the opinion of many scholars that this term must have a higher meaning and these theories can only be tested on a personal level of self exploration. It also coincides with the Unity teachings of many symbolic cultures where we graduate to an understanding that only one exists and not 7 billion this is called Unity consciousness although even this is subject to personal evolution. As even when we achieve this higher understanding there will be many more levels of understanding that will await your desire to know it.

Identifying ourselves as a drop of water that makes up the ocean of existence is important to New Thought Peaceful thinking as we are united by more than a common looking body. We are united in a common spirit, the same spirit, no matter what you choose to identify your beliefs as, we are one.

Sound is not what you think it is!

Science is wonderful, I can’t get enough of it and it has been a major driving force in my life for many years. As a young child I started experimenting in chemistry, biology and physics which has served me well in many ways. As I got older my main focus was and still is quantum physics which much like any member of the scientific community forced me to re-evaluate the physical sciences and put a sub-atomic spin on all of them all.

There are some fundamental basics of this Quantum world which are undeniable and have been proven time and time again by modern science. Unfortunately for science their findings made them extremely uncomfortable because the atoms they were studying are completely unpredictable and have absolutely no physical explanation what so ever. This is where people like me, bridge quantum science with the spirit as an observer changes the behavior of the sub atomic world.

As strange as this may sound atoms are particles when not being observed but become waves when observed. That is because the person observing these atoms gives them form. It makes them be, taking into consideration that nothing physical exists outside of this sub-atomic world it is a serious question and it will prove to be the answer to how this illusion becomes reality. To complicate the matters even more they found that the brain does not even need to be cognitive during this observation to make it to be an active creator.

An extremely famous experiment mentioned in “What the bleep”. Had the nervous system timed to observe how fast the nerves get a physical sensation to the brain. What they found was that the brain receives this message before the event actually happens. What they concluded was that the brain was creating the experience rather than reacting to it.

Now I am going to apply this principle to sound, as sound is only known as a wave. This means when not observed it is a particle, a particle of possibility until we observe and create it. To answer that age old question about a tree falling in the woods and no one hears it does it make a sound this; If no one observes it, it did not fall nor did it make a sound as the observer creates every experience. This is also why “Abraham Hicks” calls everything with one or more person involved co-creating.

Sound uses the particles in the air and transforms them into waves. If you can accept this you will realize that we have the ability to control the subatomic world in a very direct way. This is also true for many things as thought has proven itself to be the prime creator of our world. It is the thought that inspires you to take a breath and it is also thought that inspires the words that come out of your mouth. This means we transform sound from the ether (sub atomic) and air, air carries the physical properties which can be measured and ether carries the properties that cannot. This is true duality at its best, existing in the spiritual and physical at the same time. Consequently, this is the same for everything that exists, including you.

This is very exciting for the students of the Law of Attraction as the evidence of the working parts of this system have become more and more scientifically credible. As quantum physics is becoming more of a main stream scientific fact than ever before. Companies such as Intel have been a public advocate of quantum research and they have known of this power for generations and have credited much of their success to their abundant research on Quantum Physics.

The law of attraction states you can change the events of your day by intention and the proper state of mind. Is this not what happens whenever we speak, or write or paint. Everything we perceive is our own creation and each individual is responsible for their individual Universe. Yes there are many Universes and it seems that each living being is the center of each one and they are all layered one on top of each other and expands in every direction at the same time making up a small part of what we know as source energy.

Source energy would be the creator they speak about in all the books written throughout time. This is not a shift in our perception of our creator it is a shift in perception about us. This makes us active creators of what we see and our creator must be way more incredible than we have given it credit for. When we accept our part as divinity we only give more glory to “all that is” and to do so will make us all evolve.

It is said we define the divine with-in our lives by the role we believe it plays. Personally, I suggest taking limits off of whom or what your creator is and allow it to reveal itself to you, as no one who exists or ever did exist, can show you the way to a personal relationship with your inner divine. Belief can be your greatest enemy or your best friend depending on what your mind set is. Change your thoughts and change your life!

Joseph Anthony
Author of 15 Days to a beautiful Life