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Alarin · 11-26-2006, 01:51 AM

I've been thinking long and hard about the Law of Attraction over the past few months, and running my own manifestation experiments, and I've begun to form a theory about how the Law of Attraction works on a physical level. I'd love to know what you think, if it makes sense to you or if you think the LoA is more about faith than fact? I guess I'm just trying to make sense of this extraordinary law, if I can

A few months before I learnt about the LoA I had listened to one of Brian Johnson's podcasts called Writing your goals which explained how the reticular activating system (RAS) (cells in the back of the brain which serve as the filter for what enters your conscious and unconscious mind) works in helping us achieve goals. It's the same principle as when you decide you really want a red sports car and then everyone on the road seems to be driving that exact car, and every second ad on tv is for that car, because your subconscious is specifically looking out for that particular car.

I've also had some experience with "lucky" people, particularly my husband who everyone describes as lucky and indeed he does seem to be able to make things work for him more often than most people even though he's not into personal development at all. I remember reading an article about this exact thing years ago which showed statistics of how people who considered themselves lucky got what they wanted more often than everyone else, but it had nothing to do with luck, it was simply that they kept their eyes open for opportunities more than others and so when those opportunities appeared they were ready to jump on them.

So all of this has contributed to my theory about the LoA which is this - that the Law of Attraction is not about the universe physically changing to meet our expectations, but rather that by knowing exactly what we want and concentrating on that we are much more aware of opportunities to help us get those things. In short, we keep our eyes open, we say yes more often, and by doing that we create the reality we want for ourselves.

I'll give you some examples to help explain what I mean. In the What have you manifested lately thread I remember one member wrote about intending for a line to move faster and for a checkout to become available, and then a customer service lady opening a new checkout which he was able to use first. Now this morning when I went grocery shopping the exact same thing happened to me, but I didn't intend for it to happen however since I've begun practicing the LoA I have become a lot more aware of my surroundings and opportunities which open up around me and so when I saw this new checkout being opened I was the first to make use of it - the weird thing is no-one else even seemed to notice the new checkout which supports my belief that most people aren't using the LoA and so they never switch on their subconscious "alert center" (for want of a better term) and they never notice these opportunities.

I also remember when I saw "The Secret" and they tell you to manifest a cup of coffee. Later I went to "The Secret" forums and read what people had to say when they tried to manifest a cup of coffee and all it seemed to indicate to me was that these people had not magically willed a cup of coffee brought to them into existence, but simply that they had tuned their subconscious into watching out for this cup of coffee and so when it did arrive they put it down to the LoA, but in reality they didn't change the universe to suit themselves, they simply became much more aware of what was going on around them and how that helped them achieve their goals.

I also remember the example about the Australian business man who always manifests a good carpark for himself right near the front of the building he's going to, and I've heard lots of other people do that too, but again it seems to come down to awareness for me - it makes sense that if you are looking out for that good carpark, and you circle around a few times waiting for it, that sooner or later someone is going to pull out and you'll get your carpark. As that quote says "when you expect the best you very often get it", why? because you're looking for it and you refuse to settle for anything less even if you have to wait a little while to get what you want. Again it seems to be a lot more about awareness for me than mystically changing the universe to suit your purposes. I hope I'm making sense here?

Anyway I'd love to know what you think! I'm not trying to put down the Law of Attraction or anything like that, because I do believe it exists in some form, and it's that form that I'm trying to figure out because I think things work better for us when we understand them. On the other hand I may be completely wrong and the LoA has more in common with religious faith than scientific reality or subconscious or anything like that, it's certainly possible, the universe is a very big place and maybe there are some things we're not meant to understand completely but only use in faith.

What are your thoughts, how do you think the Law of Attraction works? Do you think my theory has any merit or is the LoA more a matter of faith than than an increased awareness of opportunities?

11-26-2006, 01:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Alarin Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 49	A theory about how the Law of Attraction works, what do you think?? I've been thinking long and hard about the Law of Attraction over the past few months, and running my own manifestation experiments, and I've begun to form a theory about how the Law of Attraction works on a physical level. I'd love to know what you think, if it makes sense to you or if you think the LoA is more about faith than fact? I guess I'm just trying to make sense of this extraordinary law, if I can A few months before I learnt about the LoA I had listened to one of Brian Johnson's podcasts called Writing your goals which explained how the reticular activating system (RAS) (cells in the back of the brain which serve as the filter for what enters your conscious and unconscious mind) works in helping us achieve goals. It's the same principle as when you decide you really want a red sports car and then everyone on the road seems to be driving that exact car, and every second ad on tv is for that car, because your subconscious is specifically looking out for that particular car. I've also had some experience with "lucky" people, particularly my husband who everyone describes as lucky and indeed he does seem to be able to make things work for him more often than most people even though he's not into personal development at all. I remember reading an article about this exact thing years ago which showed statistics of how people who considered themselves lucky got what they wanted more often than everyone else, but it had nothing to do with luck, it was simply that they kept their eyes open for opportunities more than others and so when those opportunities appeared they were ready to jump on them. So all of this has contributed to my theory about the LoA which is this - that the Law of Attraction is not about the universe physically changing to meet our expectations, but rather that by knowing exactly what we want and concentrating on that we are much more aware of opportunities to help us get those things. In short, we keep our eyes open, we say yes more often, and by doing that we create the reality we want for ourselves. I'll give you some examples to help explain what I mean. In the What have you manifested lately thread I remember one member wrote about intending for a line to move faster and for a checkout to become available, and then a customer service lady opening a new checkout which he was able to use first. Now this morning when I went grocery shopping the exact same thing happened to me, but I didn't intend for it to happen however since I've begun practicing the LoA I have become a lot more aware of my surroundings and opportunities which open up around me and so when I saw this new checkout being opened I was the first to make use of it - the weird thing is no-one else even seemed to notice the new checkout which supports my belief that most people aren't using the LoA and so they never switch on their subconscious "alert center" (for want of a better term) and they never notice these opportunities. I also remember when I saw "The Secret" and they tell you to manifest a cup of coffee. Later I went to "The Secret" forums and read what people had to say when they tried to manifest a cup of coffee and all it seemed to indicate to me was that these people had not magically willed a cup of coffee brought to them into existence, but simply that they had tuned their subconscious into watching out for this cup of coffee and so when it did arrive they put it down to the LoA, but in reality they didn't change the universe to suit themselves, they simply became much more aware of what was going on around them and how that helped them achieve their goals. I also remember the example about the Australian business man who always manifests a good carpark for himself right near the front of the building he's going to, and I've heard lots of other people do that too, but again it seems to come down to awareness for me - it makes sense that if you are looking out for that good carpark, and you circle around a few times waiting for it, that sooner or later someone is going to pull out and you'll get your carpark. As that quote says "when you expect the best you very often get it", why? because you're looking for it and you refuse to settle for anything less even if you have to wait a little while to get what you want. Again it seems to be a lot more about awareness for me than mystically changing the universe to suit your purposes. I hope I'm making sense here? Anyway I'd love to know what you think! I'm not trying to put down the Law of Attraction or anything like that, because I do believe it exists in some form, and it's that form that I'm trying to figure out because I think things work better for us when we understand them. On the other hand I may be completely wrong and the LoA has more in common with religious faith than scientific reality or subconscious or anything like that, it's certainly possible, the universe is a very big place and maybe there are some things we're not meant to understand completely but only use in faith. What are your thoughts, how do you think the Law of Attraction works? Do you think my theory has any merit or is the LoA more a matter of faith than than an increased awareness of opportunities?