This has turned into another debate over whether we exist in an objective reality or a subjective reality. It is an interesting topic.
Here is my opinion on the matter. I wish I had proof for it, but I don't, so it's just my opinion.
What is reality? A very general question. I have problems with theories that are dualistic in nature as there is always the looming problem of how one completely different substance communicates or interacts with another completely different substance (i.e. mind and matter for example). And because of that problem, I tend to think that monistic theories of reality are more accurate. Material science assumes the world is all matter and they procede to investigate reality empirically trying to remove this "silly" notion of mind and subjectivity from their observations because, to them, it is obviously a neurological illusion. Afterall, it is the logical course of action -- that is, assuming the world is all matter (using this as a broad term meaning all is physical).
Mystics, on the other side of the coin tend to believe the world is all mind. If this is the case, it makes sense to turn inward and know the world through your intuition, because ultimately, the world is part of you, and studying yourself would be key in uncovering the deeper secrets of the universe. From this perspective, the world within, and the world without are reflections of one another. In this regard, I must say I fall into category two here. I believe the world is all mind. I base this on several peculiarities of the human condition: my own experiences with intuition, my experiences with lucid dreaming, and other peoples reports of transcendental experiences and extra sensory perception. All these things have served to convince that we occupy a universe of mind pretending to be matter for some peculiar reason, whatever that may be.
Having said all that, I think, by nature, all realities are subjective in nature. But consciousness that is not synced up with other consciousness (in other words, consciousness that is separate like you and I are separate from each other), can elect to create a consensus environment. I believe Earth is an example of a consensus reality. At a deeper level of consciousness we have all elected to agree on it's existence. We've also agreed upon certain rules that it is governed by. In my opinion, no reality exists unless it is observed by consciousness. The source of existence some refer to as "god" is simply a continuum of infinite probabilities for existence of which we are an extension of. I personally don't believe it has a preference as to what any reality "should" be. Perfection is generally a list of qualities that humans make up and then judge some aspect of reality in accordance with. I think we should throw the notion of "perfect" out the window, at least in regards to certain "things" being "more perfect" than other "things". Everything is perfect already, if you simply just accept it the way it is, without your preference interfering.
So not only are we pretending that matter, space, and time exist, we are all pretending the same thing at the same time. This creates objective reality. Once we have created a consensus environment, it can only be
objectively changed if the mass majority of "pretenders" decide that it is so. It could certainly happen, but probably won't.
Having said that, if everything is ultimately mind (in effect, everything being unified at some level), there are certain truths that will remain in effect no matter how hard we "pretend" that it is otherwise. One, for example, is the truth that we are everything, metaphysically speaking. If all is mind, you can never not be everything. You can pretend all you want, and convince yourself thoroughly, but at the end of the day, you are still this thing called mind, and everything is made up of mind. And if you are everything, separation is quite simply an illusion. A pretend game. A fantasy. If separation is an illusion, we are all subconsciously omniscient, though we may consciously encumber our "conscious minds" with the preconception that we are not. This is where the law of attraction comes in.
How does such a thing work in a consensus reality where so many minds have already agreed that this is not possible? For the most part, the consensus reality is that we live in a physical world where manifestation by thought does not happen. But no matter how much we pretend we aren't mind,
we still are. That is why LoA works. Okay, let's get real here LoA is probably not going to regrow a lost arm, change your skin to purple, or turn you into Brad Pitt. Am I saying it is impossible? No, I'm not. I'm just saying it is HIGHLY improbable from a consensus reality standpoint. Of course, you are, as mind, always capable of creating
your own reality where anything and everything happens (I do it all the time at night
), but if you want to pretend with
this particular group of consciousness we live with, you have to deal with their consensus rules of reality.
But even though you may not be able to fly, or morph into an animal, or turn into a fine mist like Dracula, LoA can still do amazing things. The aspect of mind that you are knows all and is all. It is the reason you experience synchronicity. You exist in reality "A", which is housed in consciousness or mind, and it has variables x, y, z, and a plethora of other variables to numerous to think about. Each of those variables has different degrees of freedom. Maybe variable "x" can't turn into variable "y", but it can do other things you may not be consciously aware of. But that's not the point. The point is, mind interacts with all variables at once, all the time. If you focus on wealth, mind will juggle those variables to bring you wealth. If you focus on disease, mind will do its best to juggle those variables to bring you disease. Mind has no preference unless it has dreamed that it does (look in the mirror for example). If you focus on something that does not jive with your particular consensus reality, you will meet resistance. If you try to manifest the ability to fly, you might simply experience alot of flying dreams, or you may be inundated with synchronicity involving you coming into contact with movies, books, and other works of fiction dealing with the particular topic at hand. It could involve many different outlets.
But even though certain actions may be, practically speaking, impossible in your consensus environment, it is not necessarily a good idea to presume consciously what is possible and what is not possible using the LoA. We are pretending to be human beings that do not know everything. Because we do not know everything, we shouldn't assume we know all degrees of freedom that the variables of our reality possess. So my advice is to set your sights high and keep ratcheting up the ladder of possibility until you can't go any farther. Keep in mind this is not the only consensus reality out there. There are less restrictive ones I'm sure as many the astral traveler will tell you.
I wish everybody the best of luck in their search for answers.
