First off, I would like to make clear that I'm a firm believer in the LOA. I have used it many times, and it has helped me to reach a lot of my goals way more easily than if I hadn't used it. No one has to convince me that it works, I have seen it myself.
What kind of puts me off is the way the "teachers" from the Secret describe the way it works. They tell you that your thoughts emanate into the universe and shape reality to your desires. Your thoughts become things. To back this idea up they talk about some mysterious quantum physics plap-doodle and how reality is shaped by our consciousnesses. Sorry, I don't buy it.
The way the LOA works, is it reprograms your subconscious mind to help you achieve your goals. What you're doing is turning your worst enemy into your best friend!
The subconscious mind constitutes almost 80% of our mind and it controls us in an immense way. It contains all of our memories from the day we were born (even before) and it is much smarter than the part we refer to as conscious. All our fears, addictions, and limitations reside in this part of the brain. To reprogram it to our advantage means that we now have a "guardian angel" that is always there to help us and make sure we reach what we truly desire.
Let's look at a few of these statements (substitute Universe with Subconscious mind!):
1. Ask the Universe and it will deliver what you want.
-By believing that what you want will manifest, your subconscious mind snaps to attention and convinces itself that this wish is something concrete that can be achieved. From now on, it starts to work towards your goal.
2. Visualize what it feels to already have it.
- When you visualize, your subconscious mind gets a detailed picture of what you want to achieve. The subconscious mind is very literal in its thinking, if you don't give it enough info, it'll make wrong assumptions on what you want and ultimately bring you something that isn't exactly what you asked for.
That's why they tell you to visualize with as much detail as possible, so your subconscious won't make any strange assumptions and it'll know what you really want.
3. Trust that the universe will bring it to you, don't ask how.
- Your subconscious mind works in ways that you cannot even imagine. You have no idea how it'll decide to steer you towards your goal. It is the greater intelligence and it knows best. Just trust it, and it'll guide you there.
4. Some action is required, but it'll feel good and natural.
- Of course it is silly! How do you expect to reach your goals without work?
But, since you are doing something that your subconscious mind knows is right for you, it'll feel very good and almost automatic. The little "nudges" is actually the subconscious mind guiding you through intuition.
5. Make sure you feel good.
- Well, if you keep injecting positive thoughts and feelings into your subconscious mind it'll "reconfigure" itself to make sure you get more of those positive emotions. You will feel naturally drawn towards positive people and positive situations. It's like it gets a craving for happiness!
6. Your thoughts can determine your health.
- That's no surprise. The subconscious mind controls all of your body functions. If it is fed painful and negative thoughts this will reflect on your hormone production and your body's ability to heal itself.
I truly don't understand why the "experts" have to make it so much more complicated than it is. All this talk of people creating their own reality simply discredits and ridicules a wonderful law that could help a lot of people live happier lives. Why do they do it?
If you want to know more about these concepts, check out these free chapters from a book called "The genie within".
Here's the link:
THE GENIE WITHIN: Your Subconscious Mind - How It Works and How To Use It
Especially take a look at lesson #3.