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How to Gain Confidence in Your Magical Ability

Recently I discussed two approaches to the law of attraction: the passive, Zen approach, also called the Hermit path; and the active, magical approach, also called the Magus path.

The Magus path, as I mentioned, relies heavily on confidence.

But, how do you build this confidence? It’s somewhat of a catch-22: manifestations only come easily when you have confidence, but you can only have confidence once manifestations start coming more easily. What is one to do?

Well, as it turns out, there are many ways of building confidence, which I’ll be discussing in this post.

How to Train Your Subconscious Mind to Achieve Your Goals

Imagine for a moment one of your bigger manifestations, which you’ve been working on for a while. You’ve done all the techniques, released the resistance, and entered the feeling state, but still, the manifestation eludes you.

In fact, it might even seem that the more you work on this particular goal, the more elusive it becomes.

If you ask other LOA practitioners what the problem is, they might just tell you something like, “You still have resistance; keep working at it.” But, you know deep down that it just shouldn’t have to take this long.

One of the most popular questions I receive is why someone hasn’t received their manifestation yet. They’ve seemingly done all the right things, but still it hasn’t happened.

Indeed, part of it may be resistance. But, there may also be a more insidious cause in the depths of your subconscious mind.

Are You Living From Your True Self, or From Your Ego?

What would a life living as the true Self look like? What would it mean to totally drop any pretense of identification with the ego?

Would it leave you wandering life aimlessly, or would you live with greater purpose and direction than ever? Would you lose all of your desires, or would they manifest all the more easily?

Most importantly, is such a life within your grasp, or is it only accessible by fully-enlightened masters?

In last Monday’s post, I mentioned the importance of persistence in manifesting your goals. This generated a bit of a discussion on the forum about living from the true Self. I promised I would write a post on that topic, and so, here we are. 🙂

Book Review: Money, and the Law of Attraction, by Esther and Jerry Hicks

Recently, I reread the book, Money, and the Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks.

I had read it once when I was first getting into the Abraham-Hicks materials, but was recently inspired to read it again.

And, I’m glad that I did. I was able to understand the book and their message from a completely different standpoint, which was invaluable for my own progress.

As the title suggests, this book largely discusses money, career, and other topics regarding financial abundance. Though, they also included health and physical wellbeing, for some reason.

You Create Your Own Reality, But Is There a Universal Plan?

A lot of people believe that there is some universal plan for their lives, and for the world as a whole. They often use this belief as a way to dismiss their own desires: “What if it’s not part of the universal plan? Can the law of attraction still work for me?”

I used to have this same fear. Growing up, I strongly believed that I was meant to help others. But, as I got older, this fear arose. I feared that perhaps the Universe had some other plan for me. I feared that my own desires didn’t really matter.

And isn’t that really what it all comes down to? We all fear that our desires don’t matter—that our desires won’t be attainable in the end.

How can you reconcile, then, the belief in the law of attraction, with the belief that there is some greater plan for us all?

Did we come here for some particular lesson, and are we allowed to go off course if so? Can our desires be overridden?

Those are the questions I’ll be answering in today’s post.

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