You Are a Star!

You are a Star, a child of the Universe!

In 1969 Joni Mitchell wrote the song "Woodstock" which contains the following lines:

"We are stardust

Billion year old carbon

We are golden"

This is literally true.  You ARE made from star dust, as is everything else in this universe.  As a star cools and dies it throws off elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and some of these eventually find their way into the material making up the atmosphere of a planet.  And so into all forms of life.  So you ARE literally made from star dust!  You ARE a child of the universe.

The image above is a photo of the Orion Nebula - a nursery where new stars are born.  Look on in wonder at the beauty of this Universe!

That is the end of my astrophysics lesson!

But now think about this more metaphysically.

Stars have a special psychological meaning for us.  They represent the ultimate goals for which we are aiming.  And we make wishes upon stars, and especially upon comets that are carrying star dust to its next destination.  So realize that you ARE a Star.  And if you are a Star, that means of course your goal is achievable, no matter what it may be.

You are a child of the Universe.  Whether you believe the ultimate creator is God, Allah, Yahweh, Brahma, or simply the Universe, you are its creation, its child.  I will continue to refer to the Universe here, but simply replace that word with whatever fits into your own belief system.  Just as you want the best for your children, so the Universe wants what is best for you.  It will do whatever is necessary to bring you what is best for you, provided this is not contrary to your free will.

There does seem to be a universal principle that nothing should interfere with free will.  And this is both a bane and a blessing.  The bane is that if you focus on the negatives, then that is what you will attract to you.  The Universe wants to bring you everything that is positive, but it will not contradict you, so if you are focused on the opposite, then the opposite is what you will get.  The blessing is that once you recognize you truly are a child of the Universe, and focus on the positives, the things you really want, then that is what the Universe will deliver to you.  Or rather, the Universe will so order things that as you work on achieving those goals the right people and the right resources will appear.

From now on, keep these two principles in mind.  You are a Star, and you will reach all your goals.  You are a child of the Universe, and as you work on reaching your goals the Universe will steer towards you whatever you need to reach them.

Goal Setting and the Power of Autosuggestion

by

Gary Greenbank

Most people who read about goal setting take away the idea that thinking positively will help them achieve their goals. There is always a deeper message if you are ready for it.

You've probably also heard that 'we are all one' and that you are a 'spiritual being having a human experience'. An increasing amount of people believe that our minds are connected at some level in what could be called 'infinite intelligence' or the 'universal mind'.

Consider the idea that we actually change our life situation by using autosuggestion to tap into this 'infinite intelligence'. That is, if we can see and feel ourselves in possession of a goal, then this emotion of desire opens up the connecting link to 'infinite intelligence' through our subconscious.

To explain the idea of oneness in human terms think of your Higher Self as the ocean and your Limited Self level as a drop of water in that ocean. When you look at the ocean you know that it is made up of individual drops of water, however, all you see is one great expanse of water. This is the same as the relationship between you at your Limited Self and Higher Self level. Just as all the drops of water make up the ocean, you and every other living thing in the universe make up your Higher Self. You are the ocean having the experiences of each drop of water that is part of you. As your Limited Self, you are a drop while as your Higher Self, you are the entire ocean.

In our mind, at our Limited Self level, we have what is called our conscious faculty which is the guardhouse that helps us analyse and make judgments on the environment around us. Behind this lies our subconscious. We can tap into our subconscious in a variety of ways including meditation, prayer, hypnotism etc.

Many people believe that our subconscious is the connecting link between our finite brain and infinite intelligence. This is the basis for all manifestation theories involving positive thinking and goal setting. Many books have been written on this subject including 'The Secret', 'The Law of Attraction', 'The Power of Now', 'Think and Grow Rich' and many others.

What is often not understood is that when we want something to change in our life the change isn't actually manifested by us as our Limited Self. The actual process we use to change our situation, whether we know it or not, is to use autosuggestion to open the connecting link between our subconscious and our Higher Self or Infinite Intelligence where we are connected to everything else as one. It is at this level that we change our environment and therefore change our life situation.

Autosuggestion is where you have such a burning desire for something to change that you can actually see and feel yourself in possession of what you desire in your life - visualising and then adding the emotion of actually feeling yourself in possession of what you want.

This emotion and faith then stimulate your subconscious to link with the infinite intelligence to change your life situation. So how do you use this process to change your life? As mentioned earlier, the most effective way of tapping into your subconscious is through autosuggestion.

The following is an excerpt taken directly from the classic book, Think and Grow Rich. The example Napoleon Hill uses is making an amount of money however in reality your goal can be anything and you would just replace money in the excerpt below with your own goal.

'First. Go into some quiet spot (preferably in bed at night) where you will not be disturbed or interrupted, close your eyes, and repeat aloud, (so you may hear your own words) the written statement of the amount of money you intend to accumulate, the time limit for its accumulation, and a description of the service or merchandise you intend to give in return for the money. As you carry out these instructions, SEE YOURSELF ALREADY IN POSSESSION OF THE MONEY.

For example:-Suppose that you intend to accumulate $500,000 by the first of January, five years hence, that you intend to give personal services in return for the money, in the capacity of a salesperson. Your written statement of your purpose should be similar to the following:

"By the first day of , I will have in my possession $500,000, which will come to me in various amounts from time to time during the interim.

In return for this money I will give the most efficient service of which I am capable, rendering the fullest possible quantity, and the best possible quality of service in the capacity of salesperson of (describe the service or merchandise you intend to sell).

I believe that I will have this money in my possession. My faith is so strong that I can now see this money before my eyes. I can touch it with my hands. It is now awaiting transfer to me at the time, and in the proportion that I deliver the service I intend to render in return for it. I am awaiting a plan by which to accumulate this money, and I will follow that plan, when it is received."

Second. Repeat this program night and morning until you can see, (in your imagination) the money you intend to accumulate.

Third. Place a written copy of your statement where you can see it night and morning and read it just before retiring, and upon arising until you have been memorized it.

Remember, as you carry out these instructions, that you are applying the principle of auto-suggestion, for the purpose of giving orders to your subconscious mind. Remember, also, that your subconscious mind will act ONLY upon instructions which are emotionalized, and handed over to it with "feeling." FAITH is the strongest, and most productive of the emotions. Follow the instructions given in the chapter on FAITH.

These instructions may, at first, seem abstract. Do not let this disturb you. Follow the instructions, no matter how abstract or impractical they may, at first, appear to be. The time will soon come, if you do as you have been instructed, in spirit as well as in act, when a whole new universe of power will unfold to you.

Scepticism, in connection with ALL new ideas, is characteristic of all human beings. But if you follow the instructions outlined, your scepticism will soon be replaced by belief, and this, in turn, will soon become crystallized into ABSOLUTE FAITH. Then you will have arrived at the point where you may truly say, "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul!"

Many philosophers have made the statement that man is the master of his own earthly destiny, but most of them have failed to say why he is the master. The reason that man may be the master of his own earthly status, and especially his financial status, is thoroughly explained in this chapter. Man may become the master of himself, and of his environment, because he has the POWER TO INFLUENCE HIS OWN SUBCONSCIOUS MIND, and through it, gain the cooperation of Infinite Intelligence'.

The actual performance of transmuting DESIRE into money, involves the use of autosuggestion as an agency by which one may reach, and influence, the subconscious mind.

This same mechanism, where we connect with our Higher Self, has also been called Creative Genius and is the process behind intuition, imagination and instinct.

If you need any more proof read the biographies of people such as Einstein and Beethoven and you will realize that they were working with intelligence greater than that in their finite brain. Similarly with great inventors, this process of linking to the infinite intelligence allows them to operate at a higher creative plain than in their normal finite mind.

If you're interested in this idea that we are all one, and our minds are connected in some way we don't at this stage understand, I'd suggest you read my article on Internet of Minds and also watch a very interesting video presentation by Jill Bolte Taylor a brain scientist who documented her incredible experiences while she was having a stroke!

For more advice and answers to questions you won't find in a text book go to businessadvicecolumn.com

copyright Gary Greenbank 2012

Creative Visualization Techniques

Author: Kisha Scott

Everything you have in life, people, events or circumstances, you have attracted them by the virtue of the images you hold in your mind. This is known as visualization. Since childhood we have been building images in our minds either consciously or unconsciously. No matter what the images are whether things we want or those we don't won't they eventually come to us.

Our subconscious mind knows things in form of images. Ask any successful person and analyze the predominant images they constantly hold in their subconscious mind, you will find their life is an ultimate result of those images. Any thought which appears as images in our mind when held for long periods of time manifest in physical equivalent. Thus by means of creative visualization, we can begin to deliberately create the images of our goals and achieve them. This is the secret to success.

Studies have shown that successful athletes before appearing in an actual game first visualize themselves as winners and feel as if it has already happened. In this way, they train their mind to act exactly in accordance with the visualization. Aside from sports, this visualization exercise holds true in every area of your life from wealth to health to happiness, etc. Be honest and analyze the past mental pictures that you have been visualizing since childhood and you will find how those picture and your life match.

Creative Visualization technique

Find a quiet place, sit or lie down comfortably and close your eyes. Take few deep breaths in to settle your awareness. Imagine the fresh life force energy entering your lungs and spreading to every part of your body. Relax your whole body starting from toes to head and imagine it glowing with Divine white light. You may say yourself ‘Relax…relax…relax' silently. Now make a clear and vivid picture of any goal you want to achieve. It may be wealth, health or happiness in relationship. Imagine the end result of the goal as clear as possible. For example, you may want to travel around the world but you are hopeless because you thought of insufficient money or any other impossibility you acknowledged. During this visualization meditation, picture yourself traveling around the world, you may see yourself standing in front of Eiffel Tower, feeling the fresh breeze touching your skin, you are feeling alive, may be you are with your loved one or any close friend you care about. You see people around you moving, children playing on other side and your favorite music being heard from a neighbor house. Now feel this feeling of aliveness and fulfillment in your body, what color is it, size and shape.

It is recommended if you do this exercise 10 minutes before you go to bed and 10 minutes after getting up in the morning. This is all you have to do. Don't be hopeless if things don't work out. Persistence is the key. You will have to do this visualization until those images are successfully embedded in your subconscious mind. Remember to pick up one goal at a time. Universe won't understand if you mix up multiple goals. After several days of doing visualization, you will find your life in control of yourself and your ability to change circumstances.

About the Author


This article was written by Kisha Scott, who says:

Wishing you Success, Freedom, and Prosperity! My greatest knowledge has been attained from my love to teach! My hopes now are to motivate and help others pave their way to prosperity and success!

Universal Life Secrets

Chris D’Cruz is a confident man. Why do I say that? Because on UniversalLifeSecrets.com he makes no qualms about offering you “god-like” powers which will enable you to create your own reality as you see fit.

I’m not kidding, that’s almost word-for-word what he says on his site.

He promises to show you secrets that will give you greater personal power, power that will give you, amongst other things, the ability to influence ANYONE to do your bidding. He even mentions somewhere about the “Jedi Mind Trick”, and for all you Star Wars fans out there, you’ll know how impressive the “Jedi Mind Trick” can be.

The problem here is that the “Jedi Mind Trick” is supposed to be fictional, but Chris D’Cruz promises that you’ll have that very ability once you learn the secrets he’ll reveal to you.

Now, I don’t know about you, but the thought of mastering such a powerful (albeit fictional) ability makes me wary of everything else he has to say. But as a self-help product reviewer I have to keep an open mind no matter what, and so I read everything else he had to say with regards to Universal Life Secrets.


Included in the package he is offering is something he calls a "Universal Sex Guide".  Personally, this was of no interest to me.  I found it rather embarrassing the male-centric way he refers to what should be a beautiful expression of love.  I am quite sure many readers of this blog will feel the same way.  If you are easily offended, just skip quickly past the bits referring to this.  But the "Universal Power Guide" which is also in the package is certainly well worth looking at.

Upon browsing the site you’ll find that his promises does seem a little exaggerated, and you almost feel as though he’s offering the entire universe for you to control. Who else in your entire life has made you the promise of “god-like” powers?

Yet, as you read on, you can’t help but be intrigued by the man’s confidence. You find his promises a little absurd in his exaggerations, but at the same time you wonder why he’s willing to back his promises with a 60 Day Money Back Guarantee. If it’s a scam why bother offering to give your money back?

These secrets are actually techniques on how a person can become greater than they already are by building on their personal strengths and achievements, and how one can become a commanding and authoritative figure that has the ability to influence practically anyone. It’s a must-have for anyone who has had self-esteem issues, or simply looking to be more confident in both their personal and professional lives.

Definitely worth looking at.

http://tinyurl.com/univ-life-secrets

Building on the benefits of "The Secret"

There is a growing number of resources and information on this topic, so the question is, what is the best book on the Law of Attraction? The answer to this is pretty easy… obviously the best book on the Law of Attraction is “The Secret” (haha). Okay, so you have probably already read the secret, so where to go from here?

Many people have already read The Secret and still find their lives in a slump. Could The Secret really be complete if so many people have read it but still find themselves repeating their old and boring lives, unable to attract the wealth and positive lifestyle that they have always wanted? Maybe you are finding yourself in these shoes? Not to worry, there is always another step along this long and unpredictable journey here on Planet Earth that we all call “Life”.

I think the best way to attract success and positive help from the universe is to be consistent and honest. We need to follow our intuitions, but also not get caught up in our emotions either. Sometimes something will excite us, and that is exactly when we need to use our intuition to guide us to the right decisions and to the right knowledge.

Consistency paints a clear picture for the universe about what you really want. It sends a clear message to the power that is out there, so that the Universe knows exactly what to send back your way. Often, this all comes down to our thinking process and daily mental patterns. So what better way to fill our minds with the right perspective than to read a book on the Law of Attraction?

So maybe reading The Secret again for the 3rd time doesn’t sound like it will help, in fact it might make you feel more discouraged, as if you are repeating something in your past. How about moving forward with some fresh info? I found this site by a man named Bob Proctor (sound familiar?). If you are looking for a new and fresh book on the law of attraction, then definitely read over his site called The 11 Forgotten Laws.

You never know what might be under that next stone just waiting to be overturned. I hope you enjoy Bob’s new project, and I hope it gives you that boost you are looking for. Remember to always be calm, be patient, and be sensitive to where you feel your intuition is guiding you. Knowledge is power, and the ultimate power is the Universe itself. Good luck!