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I've posted about this situation in the IM section but i have more specific questions now and i'd like Erin's opinion too so hopefully she will see this :-) I know now that you cant use the Law of Attraction to attract a specific person. I tried to use it to bring this guy into my life and it backfired on me horribly which led to a wake up call about the way the LoA works. So now i know you can't do that. What i would like to know is,if you get signs from the universe that this person is your soulmate,can those signs be wrong? Or am i just interpreting them the wrong way? Here's what was happening,that i was putting my total faith in being true; I barely knew who this guy was when i had a dream about him,and in the dream we were at a wedding,dancing and kissing. After the dream my feelings for him exploded and for the next year and a half (and still now) i have never felt something so strong for anyone. I am a firm believer in dreams too. So then i tried this "ask your dreams" process (where you write down a question,focus on it,and your dream that night will give you the answer. So i asked the dream to show me how i was going to bring this guy into my life. That night i had a dream that i was supposed to give him my phone number but i was too shy so i went into another room and he followed me in there and asked me for change for a dollar and i asked why he didnt get it from someone else and he said "because i wanted it from YOU!" and he smiled at me. The next night i asked for more details about this and that dream took place an outdoor concert (which will actually be happening this August) and i saw him there. Also a few times when i was meditating i asked to see something about my future. I had flashes of us sitting on a park bench and he was holding my face in his hands about to kiss me,and also of us in my bedroom about to have sex. I didnt imagine these images,they appeared out of the blue,and i SAW them,like i was really seeing my future. I've also gotten TONS of smaller signs like seeing his name in places,seeing other "coincidences" regarding him. Well anyway this was all before i met him about 2 weeks ago,and when i met him,he pretty much seemed like he was trying to avoid my group and seemed irritated that we wanted to talk to him and then within a few seconds he turned around and walked away. Now that i know i cant attract HIM,why was i having these dreams/visions/signs??? If they are meaningless,then how can i trust anything anymore?
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Hi Rockchick, I lately I've been experiencing the exact thing you have, I've been having dreams and signs about my possible soul mate too. I wouldn't automatically dismiss your "signs" as meaningless if I were you. For me, the possibility of my guy being my soul mate started out when I was playing with a Ouija board a few years ago, and me and my friend were asking who we were going to marry and it spelled out his name. Since then, like you, I’ve been getting tons of odd signs and vivid dreams about us being together. So anyways, I wouldn't give up hope if I were you. I guess in this situation, only time will tell. |
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You won't know he was your soulmate for sure until your soul has passed on from this life and you meet again with the rest of your soul group before your next incarnation. So, ditch the "soulmate" stuff. Just find someone who fits your life and enjoy each other. I never understood why someone would willingly limit their Earthly pleasures and interactions waiting for a soulmate who may or may not even exist or be incarnated at the same time. Jennifer |
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hello Rockchick26. Seeing names in places is so common when Im thinking about someone. its basic IM. but it doesnt mean "here - this is a sign that he is the love of your life" but rather "here is a reflection of your thoughts, the universe is miroring" My life has proven to me that "signs" are not meningless but they do not answer the question "Is he my soul mate", if I focus enugh on something or someone I will manage to manifest them them in my reality somehow. Heres an example: I was once really into a man I had a breif encounter with and was living 900 miles away (the second I saw him I said "I found what im looking for".) I had so many incredible "signs" about him and he was just what I (thought I) wanted. After we spent days together, he was back in his counrty and after about 2months of not hearing from him, I was missing him and one night I was really meditating about him, praying, asking for signs and went to bed. At 4 am a book falls from the shelf opening on a page that said "Love" in big bold letters, not 2 min pass and I get an text message from him, saying "Im coming to your country in 2 weeks hope to see you" Well there was my "sign"! I was so excited. And he did come, even extended his stay, we were together everyday for a month. and it was amazing, I was sure I found my soul mate (and so did he) but even then I saw that I wasnt feeling completely comfortable with him. Anyway, after that visit we met again, this time it was a disaster, this time the sitation was tougher for external reasons, and it was a nightmare! This guy was so unsuitable for me, like he was square and I was round. No way could we have had a happy life together. What Im saying is that if I look back at all the signs Ive had about guys, I realise that I cant trust them to answer these big questions (plus I believe we have more then one "soulmate"- maybe even 20). The only thing I can trust is my body. My body knows. If Im in a situation which isnt good for me or that is good for me, I will feel it in my body, that is real- and that is what I can trust. So IMO you should not set yourself on one specific guy, but rather focus on what you want. write down the list of traits that are really important to you (not too many), and trust the universe to send it to you. I would advise you not waste your time trying to interpert signs. All they mean is: here are your thoughts- made physical. |
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Isnt the concept of "soulmates" a matter of belief though? Obviously some believe in it 100%,others believe it cant be possible since your soul lives many lives,,yet others believe there is no such thing at all! I guess my next step is to get a pychic reading to get a professional's opinion about it. But then there will always be other pychics who would say something different! lol I feel like a ping pong ball,bouncing from one corner to another,never sure what to believe in anymore. I have always had a tendency to believe in miracles,magic,faith,signs,all that cool "unseen" stuff...so it is really depressing for me to consider that this stuff isnt real. I want to feel like something is MEANT for me and is going to happen. But i suppose that's taking the easy way out. I just cant help but want that magical moment where i meet "the one" and i want to know that it's coming before i get there. I guess i don't like uncertainty and thats a big no no right? lol I want to know that something that i want is coming,i dont want to live HOPING i get it but not really knowing for sure if i will. I guess its from living so long like that,that i cant trust in it anymore. Every time i see signs about a certain guy,i beleive in them,and i beleive i will be with him,and then i inevitably waste years of my life on waiting for this to happen when it never does. Ugh i hate how i really believe in things and then they dont work! This is why i got so upset this time,because i believed in this more than anything before. I guess i'll just work on myself and forget about relationships,even though by doing that,i feel like the universe will see that i'm happy alone and that isnt what i want. How do you live alone happily yet still want more,what does the universe respond to then? Ugh you'd think i would have this figured out by now,but i feel like i'm going in circles here LOL I'm sure you all are ready to slap me right off these boards LOL
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Although I believe in the value in getting someone else's perspective and advice when I'm struggling, I don't give them or what they say that much authority over me. Stop looking for signs outside yourself. Instead, quiet your mind, take a slow deep breath, and ask yourself—your subconscious mind, your body, your higher self—they all know; you just need to be willing to hear what they have to say. Quote:
Be your fabulous self alone. Develop your interests, grow as a person, find who you are, and then when you encounter some great guy who you really click with, he'll be more likely to be someone who is good to you and good for you. | ||
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It sounds like you are putting way too much stock into what you think are signs about a certain guy, if you then waste years of your life waiting for something to happen, rather than continuing to go on about your life. Also, you tend to have very rigid and narrow definitions of what an acceptable relationship would be. Here it's the structure of how it starts. You want to feel like something is meant to happen, that it's destiny, and you'll know the instant you see him, across a crowded room, there will be this magical moment and you'll know he's THE ONE. What if it's not like that at all? Quote:
Since coincidences/synchronicities are my thing, I've learned that they don't tend to be signs, unless maybe I'm asking for a "yes" or a "no" or a "not yet" on a decision. As danas said, they tend to be reflections. Maybe a wink from the universe. I've finally started keeping a journal of all this stuff and also putting in there cool coincidences I remember from years back. This morning while going through auction stuff, I ran across an old map of Michigan's U.P. with tourist spots of interest. In my mind I went back to a weekend my mom (who passed away many years ago) and I had traveled up there, and went to a supper club where one side dish was "vegetable." I jokingly told Mom I'd get "vegetable" as long as it wasn't rutabagas. She said a little sarcastically that she seriously doubted it would be rutabagas. Sure enough, it turned out to be rutabagas, which we thought was rather bizarre. I typed that up in my journal this morning. Then late this afternoon, still going through auction stuff, I was looking through the contents of old Wisconsin Trails magazines and run across an article called "The Reluctant Rutabaga." Which made me smile. I added that to the journal, and found that the rutabaga story was the last thing I had typed in there. I really don't think this is a sign I'm supposed to run out and buy some rutabagas, which I don't even like. It's just a reflection. And a nice one, also. Hi Mom. | |||
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Hi Rockchick, It sounds to me like you're really WANTING this and are not accepting the fact that it's not working out. Hard, I know, but the more you resist what is, the more that the object of your desires gets distant. |
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| Oops, on that part I may have been thinking of a similar post I read recently. Regardless, I still think you're putting way too much emphasis on signs, trying to rationalize, justify, and cling to this vision of how you think things should be, rather than seeing things as they are.
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I also once met a person and knew spot-on that we are soulmates. That led me straight to romancing him, and he was entirely baffled (that was a very, very silly situation). He turned out to be my soulmate, but in an entirely different way - through him I learned a lot, but there was never even the slightest intimacy involved in our relationship. From these mistakes I learned that I should never "expect" any relationship to happen. I should not look for it or be impatient or frustrated about it or want it to advance faster than its natural course. While there is a certain predetermination in our lives, every living human has his/her free will and that can change the actual life events greatly, and any amount of pressure from my side can alter this very gentle equilibrium for entirely different results. And of course, I have also learned that, to receive something you want, you have to quite precisely know what it is you want first... and then completely allow it to happen in its own time and course. Not easy, not for me yet Best wishes and love. | |
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I had a recurring dream that I bore Jerry Seinfeld's illegitimate conjoined twins, and they each had a hole in their back. I stored them in the hall closet, and then forgot about them. I woke up freaked out each time I dreamed this, because clearly it was a sign of some sort. Still not sure what.
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| Whats interesting is i was content with just fantasizing about him,until i saw The Secret! And then i read The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks...then it hit me; these books came into my life to show me how to get him! (lol,how silly,i know) but i believed it. And then thats when i really pushed it into full gear because i had faith it was possible. I didnt see anything wrong with it,since i felt it was meant to be. But,since this blew up in my face a few weeks ago,i've chilled out about it,i mean i still fantasize about him and stuff but i'm trying to focus on myself now,because if everyone in here is right,and i can learn how to attract love the right way,i dont want to waste any more time on false beliefs. Even though i feel like a quitter,i feel like i'm giving up on him...i just have to keep telling myself that famous quote: "If you love something,set it free,if it comes back to you,its yours,if it doesnt,it never was." God i love that saying,but its so damn depressing! lol
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| I think the truth is: "If you love something, grant it freedom to be exactly as it is and exactly as it isn't. Even if you don't love it, grant it that freedom anyway. If it comes back to you, great; if it doesn't, that's great, too. It is not yours, it never was, and it never will be."
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>Say this guy is your soulmate, then that could > mean you've been with him before and that's > what drives all the signs or your seeding of > signs - that you recognize his pull for you in > this life. But that doesn't mean this > lifetime is going to work out. That was probably the most depressing thing i've heard all week LOL That i was probably with him in another life! I wish i didnt even know about it then LOL >You already see how that would go - don't do > too much of that, right? you can get addicted > to readings you know? So youre saying Erin wouldn't give a true reading? >You won't be living in a feeling of lack or > sending a vibe of wanting more, but a vibe of > "look how cool this feeling is, it would be > cool to expand it and include some others". > Does that make any sense? Yes,but again,that IS how i feel already. I dont want a relationship to feel better about myself,i want one because i want to share love with somebody. UGH,i tried to respond to each thing seperately but i still cant figure this out,sorry if this was confusing but i thought those arrows would have done the trick,thats how you do it in emails LOL |
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IMO, most of the time, you're just generating your own synchronicities. As a matter of fact, I'm getting rather good at this. See my dragon-related synchronicities here. These aren't signs from some higher power. These are just blips in the universe caused by your thoughts via LOA. If I start thinking "Rockchick, rockchick, rockchick" a couple of times per day, within the next week, lots of rockchick-related synchronicity will occur in my life. I may come across stone statues of chickens; or meet a real live female rock musician; or see poultry perched on big rocks, something like that ..... Last edited by Acting Like Godot; 03-05-2008 at 01:40 PM. |
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I hate to do this cuz everyone is telling me not to believe in these signs,but this is just too crazy. Someone on this board told me today that she was going to bed and suddenly she felt the need to get up and turn on the radio. On the radio was a song about a girl who they called "Rockchick" and a guy they called "So Called Mr. Rock N Roll" who was feeling lonely and lost,and they met eventually! How crazy is that!? I didnt make this up! How can that not be a sign? If that isnt a sign then how come this doesnt happen more often? I dont have these crazy phenomenon about any of my friends or family,and now some near-stranger is having one about me? I just can't get over this. I hate that i feel hope when these things happen then people tell me its just the universe mirroring my thoughts. But it didnt even happen to me,it happened to someone else! One of my friends even had a dream that this guy was trying to let me know that he liked me but i couldn't see it. So does all this mean that basically my intention is so strong that its even making OTHER people see signs too? How can it not come true then! *bangs head against wall*
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Now ALG says he's gotten interested in dragons, and then I went to leave some feedback on eBay this morning, and one of the buyer's handles is dragnfly, which is close enough. It's mirrors. I do also tend to look at it as being "in tune." Which is a very good thing. If I hear that song on the radio today, I'll figure it's a very weird synchronicity which is a mirror. But I won't figure it's a sign. | |
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