Practical LOA by ALG: The Sleep Trick

[Acting Like Godot]

Sometimes this forum gets too theoretical and airy-fairy. People end up tripping all over their own big abstract nouns. So I have decided to write a series of short, concrete posts about things you can actually do with LOA in your everday life; how you can actually apply it etc.

Welcome to "Practical LOA by ALG". Naturally you don't have to believe everything I say. And you probably shouldn't.

The frequency of your brainwaves is constantly fluctuating. LOA works best when the frequency reduces, to a level known as "alpha" or "deep alpha". You can reach these states through processes such as meditation, deep prayer, or self-hypnosis. When you fall asleep, your brainwave frequency will also fall to the alpha / deep alpha levels.

The first problem is that not everyone knows how to meditate, pray deeply, or self-hypnotise. The second problem is that when you're asleep, it will not quite be possible to do your intention-manifestations.

ALG's Sleep Trick is to simply do your intention-manifestations when you've gone to bed, and are waiting to fall asleep. Keep focusing your positive thought on your intention (eg "I pass my exams ... My exams are easy ... I know I will do well ...") until you fall asleep.

This is so that as you enter into alpha / deep alpha in sleep, the last conscious thoughts lingering on your mind are related to your intention. And so they will manifest.

This is somewhat related to the old idea of "sleeping on it". Except that the "sleeping on it" technique is generally meant to give you the idea to solve a problem, as opposed to manifesting events, opportunities and resources.

Thank you for reading "Practical LOA by ALG".

[Angela]

Thank you for writing it! I think you're right, it is very easy and rewarding to make requests as you're falling asleep -- maybe, too, because in that sleepy fuzzy state, your defenses drop and you're more welcoming to unfamiliar influences.

Tonight I'm going to dream about: "how can I get ALG to appreciate my big abstract nouns?"

[Zukin]

And when you wake up, see if your mind has left you any clues for what to do in the "real world"

This paragraph comes from the book "Insights from the Journey" by business owner and recruiter John Lucht:

Let your first priority every morning be to bring to a conscious level all the fine work your mind has piled up for you just below the surface. Because last night's work-done-while-you-slept is ephemeral, it quickly perishes... crushed and crowded out by whatever else you think about as your new day begins. Every day your mind has worked overnight to deposit valuable new thinking into an "In" basket that will be empty within a few minutes or an hour. Either you empty the basket by harvesting the overnight output of your subconscious. Or you address less important matters, and the basket empties itself, only to be quickly refilled with shallower thought on more immediate matters. I state this suggestion to you, based on my own personal experience, and on scores of conversations on this very subject with executives and creative writers over many years.

[Bradshaw]

I've always done this. I probably manifest the most when i'm falling asleep. Honestly, i thought one of the first thing people thought when they get to LoA was to do that. You're there in bed anyway, might as well do something productive right?

(And, well, i do sometimes take quite a bit of time to fall asleep, so there.)

Nah, i'm pretty sure this realization happens automatically right? When you start to realize the importance of thinking positive thoughts, you will no longer think such things in bed. I clearly remember thinking pointless negative stuff in bed before i knew the importance of thoughts.

On a side note, you often get interesting dreams when you do this!

[cylon]

Can I manifest actually sleeping resftfully? I tend to toss and turn sometimes, stress and everything.

[Chado2423]

Originally Posted by cylon

Can I manifest actually sleeping resftfully? I tend to toss and turn sometimes, stress and everything.

Hmmm... I just thought about that in a similar vein... But perhaps I went deeper, I thought about manifesting a better life so that I would rest more peacefully,

[cdn2wheeler]

Originally Posted by cylon

Can I manifest actually sleeping resftfully? I tend to toss and turn sometimes, stress and everything.

Funny that this should come up. For me personally, as I've tried to focus on my intentions before I go to sleep, I found that my sleep patterns over the last couple of weeks have been very, very disrupted. In the last two or so weeks, I've only got about 3 decent night's sleep. Not sure if this is something that's to be expected or not...

[Angela]

I wonder if it would help you to actually write down your stressful concerns right before bed, and ask that The Universe (or whatever you believe in) will handle those concerns for you while you sleep. That way you can let go of the burden and allow your body to act naturally -- deep, refreshing sleep.

I find my sleep is best when I can put down all my thoughts for awhile. They weigh so much!

[cylon]

That's a good suggestion. I tend to fall asleep thinking about my concerns, which seems to be counter-productive. It's like I can't rest as long as there's some unresolved issue in my life, but as I learn to trust, and just let the universe handle this stuff, maybe my mind will know it doesn't have to work 24/7 to fix stuff.

Resistance.

[impaul99]

THis is an actual technique I read in a little book I borrewed from a library. THe name of the book I don't know as I haven't been able to ever find it again. But here is how it works:

Step 1> Lie down in bed or on a comfy couch where you will not be interrupted. Close your eyes.

Step 2> Count down from 50 to 1. Think of the number 50, and imagine what it looks like. Count 49 in your head and imagine the number 49. Count 48 and imagine the number 48. Count 47 and imagine the number 47. All the way down to 1. It is normal for other thoughts to try to come in, don't worry about them, don't try to stop them, instead keep focusing on the next number going down.

Step 3> Once you reach 1, count Zero, shift your eyes (still closed) to look up if you had them open and think to yourself "I am now speaking directly to my subconcsious mind, and it is now directly talking to the superconscious mind."

Step 4> State your intentions, such as "Subconscious, I want you to attract $10,000 in income to me. Go ahead and talk to whoever you need to in the superconscious net and talk to their subconscious and tell them that I am willing to bring value in their lives to receive the $10,000 I will get from them. I don't care who you talk to, if it's one person or multiple people, just go and do it now. Ok, thanks subconscious. Now as I go about my days I want you to point out, rather obviously, the opportunities, people I need to talk to, action steps I need to take, thoughts I need to have to bring that $10,000 to me."

Step 5> Count up from 0 to 5 and open your eyes.

THat's it. Done. You can go to sleep now, or whatever you want. Just let it go and let it be.

When I first read this I never knew about LoA or anything. THe thing seemed completely rediculous to me, but since it could be done all in the privacy of my own head I tried it and didn't tell anyone else what I was doing because I thought they would laugh at me.

This is a technique I first learned in 1999 that allowed me to attract the perfect job I was looking for in 1 day, sending out 1 RESUME ONLY, being hired by the PERFECT boss I needed at that time and getting a PROMOTION my first day of work there.

I've done many other things with it like manifesting a BMW to drive, houses, $$$ etc.

[Angela]

That sounds like fun, Paul! I'll give it a go tonight.

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by Angela

That sounds like fun, Paul! I'll give it a go tonight.

I'll also tell you the hardest thing about the technique. I told my brother about it and he tried it for about a week. Fell asleep every night before he got to 0, ROFL. I've done that a bunch of times too

Sometimes I'll specifically go lie on the couch to do it so that I don't fall asleep. Sure enough next thing I know it's 4:30am and I'm sleeping in the living room on the couch, LOL. Besides that "side effect", it's great.

[Zukin]

Hi Paul,

That technique sounds similar to the Silva method:

Sit in a comfortable chair or on a bed with your feet flat on the floor. Let your hands lie loosely in your lap. If you prefer, sit cross-legged, in the lotus position. Hold your head well balanced, not slumped. Now concentrate on first one part of the body, then another, to consciously relax it. Start with your left foot, then the left leg, then the right foot, and so on, until you reach the throat, the face, the eyes, and finally the scalp. You will be amazed the first time you do this at how tense your body was. Now pick a spot about 45 degrees above eye level on the ceiling or the wall opposite you. Gaze at this spot until your eyelids begin to feel a little heavy and let them close. Start your countdown from fifty to one. Do this for ten days, then ten to one for another ten days, then five to one from then on. Since you will no longer be limited to the mornings for this practice, establish a routine of meditating two or three times a day, about fifteen minutes a session.

Once you reach your level, what then? What do you think about? Right from the beginning, from the very first moment you reach your meditative level, practice visualization. This is central to Mind Control. The better you learn to visualize, the more powerful will be your experience with Mind Control. The first step is to create a tool for visualization, a mental screen. It should be like a large movie screen but should not quite fill your mental vision. Imagine it not behind your eyelids but about six feet in front of you. You will project onto this screen whatever you choose to concentrate on. Later there will be other uses for it. Once you have built this screen in your mind, project onto it something familiar and simple, like an orange or an apple. Each time you go to your level, stay with just one image; you may change it the next time. Concentrate on making it more and more real - in three dimensions, in full color, in all its details. think of nothing else.

In the beginning, as thoughts intrude, be gently forgiving. Slowly push them away and return to the single object at hand. Becoming irritated or tense will bring you right out of Alpha.

[Uplift]

Having a nice shower or bath, and, of all places the toilet, are when we tend to be in that alpha state too. A good reason to be healthy though, so that going to the toilet is relaxing and not a visit to a torture chamber.

[Acting Like Godot]

Ahem, I am a Silva graduate.

After a while though, you realise you can mix & match all these different things - Silva Method, Abraham's processes, creative visualisation, Napoleon Hill's counselors etc etc.

Nevertheless I prefer a more intuitive approach. There are some key principles; the rest you can figure out along the way. Each time.

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot

Ahem, I am a Silva graduate.

Is it good? Or is it still "missing" stuff?

[Acting Like Godot]

You would like it, I think. Especially since you have a newfound interest in psychic powers. Attending the course is different from reading the book though, because in the actual course, the instructor uses group hypnosis on the participants .... Kinda hard to do it on your own.

[ReallyGoodIdeas]

Hey this technique you described, is very similar to the Theta-healing technique I learnt at a workshop earlier this year. Since then I've done intention-manifestation in theta each time, and they happen in record time. My husband to-be turned up a week or so later and we were married 4 months later, my income improved. Everything I ask for in theta happens. It's great. But I did a weekend workshop, and your description is almost the same. Different visualisations but I can see the pattern's the same.

Much love
Hazel

[Angela]

Paul, I tried it last night... and yes, it was hard not to fall asleep while counting down! I kept losing track....40, 39, 28,27,26... oh oh!

I asked for: please tell me the next right thing to do (in an area I've been feeling stopped - creative expression). I dreamed that I was getting a makeover and taking care of a beautiful little bird that was being neglected. Also I was given the task of climbing a sheer wall and got too afraid when I was close to the top, and a gorgeous man put his arms around me and jumped off! but when we reached the ground, our feet just softly landed and there was no problem. He smiled at me and said, "want to try again?"

It was the perfect dream, and the perfect answer. Thanks for the tip!

[Lola]

I tried this last night as well. Stayed on track with the numbers pretty well although I had to remind myself to visualize the number as well as count it. When I got to 17, I started to drift off. Don't know how long I was slipping away but managed to pull myself back to 16 and continued on. I don't remember counting any lower than 5 though. Must have gone clear out at that point.

Also, I didn't have very clear dream recall this morning other than a snippet of an old woman leaning in with her hand cupped around her mouth and shouting into my ear, "One-three-three-one," and then sitting back, nodding and smiling at me as if in affirmation. I woke up with a visual of 1331 in my head. Don't know what that's code for but I'll keep my eyes and ears open...

ps - Angela's jumping off walls with a gorgeous man and I have an old lady yelling at me???

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Lola

ps - Angela's jumping off walls with a gorgeous man and I have an old lady yelling at me???

It must be those last 5 counts that get you to the gorgeous guy!

[Lola]

Originally Posted by Angela

It must be those last 5 counts that get you to the gorgeous guy!

That's probably it. Thank goodness I didn't go sound asleep at number 17 - probably would've gotten a troglodyte at that level!

[Rose of Cairo]

Originally Posted by Lola

ps - Angela's jumping off walls with a gorgeous man and I have an old lady yelling at me???

lol Lola What an injustice indeed...

I tried this method too. Counting till 0 was no problem, but then I fell asleep before I could intend anything else than "I want to be happy". I had a nice dream however, I saw myself as a gorgeous bellydancer, in full costume, doing amazing things with my hips

So I start a bellydance class on monday

ALG thanks for the hint. You're right, everything I intended in an alpha-state manifested. I'll do it again, why did I stop??

[impaul99]

LOL, your experiences put a smile on my face.

I'll add a few things:

1) After doing this for a while I grew suspicious that during the times when I thought I "fell asleep" before doing this properly I actually didn't fall alseep, I simply didn't remember completing the process the next morning since as soon as you say "I am now speaking directly to my subconscious mind..." it kind of automatically turns off your conscious memory recorder.

I have experimented a bit and I did still attract the intentions I went in to attract so I think at least SOME of the time, even if you think you didn't get down to 0, you actually do get there it's just that prior to 0 your memory stops recording.

2) If you like getting "hints" as to what you want to do next in dreams, then ask for that. However, that is not the only realm available to you. For example, you can ask specifically for guidance in THIS reality, and the perfect book, coach, teacher, TV Show, forum post, or whatever will reveal itself. In fact I dont' really ask for guidance in dreams anymore because it's too unpredictable whether I'll remember the dream or not, or if it will be colored with other crazy stuff that doesn't mean anything.

So just be aware that you don't have to ask for guidance in dreams. You can simply ask for it in your "awake" state.

3) One thing you can try is create a little test for yourself. Like intend to manifest guidance on something specific and only use this technique for it. See how long it takes to attract it. FOr me it was pretty quick.

It is also how I learned the importance of being specific. ie. I asked for a BMW and I got one, but it wasn't brand new. Doh!

Final piece of advice. If nothing else...this is a really good technique on how to fall asleep

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by ReallyGoodIdeas

Hey this technique you described, is very similar to the Theta-healing technique I learnt at a workshop earlier this year. Since then I've done intention-manifestation in theta each time, and they happen in record time. My husband to-be turned up a week or so later and we were married 4 months later, my income improved. Everything I ask for in theta happens. It's great. But I did a weekend workshop, and your description is almost the same. Different visualisations but I can see the pattern's the same.

Much love
Hazel

What was it called? Is it also the Silva Method?

[Acting Like Godot]

Theta is deeper than Alpha & Deep Alpha. For most people, it's the equivalent of deep sleep (though yogis, adept meditators etc will be able to get there while remaining conscious).

[ReallyGoodIdeas]

Yes - They say the brainwaves in theta are slower than alpha. It was called Orion Theta healing developed by an American woman, Vianna Stibal. A lady down the road from me teaches it. It's good, but you'd need a weekend workshop at least, to get the hang of it. This sleep trick seems just about the same, and if it works it must be v similar! Aim for the NEW BMW!!

Much love
Hazel

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by ReallyGoodIdeas

Yes - They say the brainwaves in theta are slower than alpha. It was called Orion Theta healing developed by an American woman, Vianna Stibal. A lady down the road from me teaches it. It's good, but you'd need a weekend workshop at least, to get the hang of it. This sleep trick seems just about the same, and if it works it must be v similar! Aim for the NEW BMW!!

Much love
Hazel

Lol. Beemers just don't do it for me anymore. FOr some reason I'd rather get an Acura TL.

[Bliss Sage]

Originally Posted by impaul99

THis is an actual technique I read in a little book I borrewed from a library. THe name of the book I don't know as I haven't been able to ever find it again. But here is how it works:

Step 1> Lie down in bed or on a comfy couch where you will not be interrupted. Close your eyes.

Step 2> Count down from 50 to 1. Think of the number 50, and imagine what it looks like. Count 49 in your head and imagine the number 49. Count 48 and imagine the number 48. Count 47 and imagine the number 47. All the way down to 1. It is normal for other thoughts to try to come in, don't worry about them, don't try to stop them, instead keep focusing on the next number going down.

Step 3> Once you reach 1, count Zero, shift your eyes (still closed) to look up if you had them open and think to yourself "I am now speaking directly to my subconcsious mind, and it is now directly talking to the superconscious mind."

Step 4> State your intentions, such as "Subconscious, I want you to attract $10,000 in income to me. Go ahead and talk to whoever you need to in the superconscious net and talk to their subconscious and tell them that I am willing to bring value in their lives to receive the $10,000 I will get from them. I don't care who you talk to, if it's one person or multiple people, just go and do it now. Ok, thanks subconscious. Now as I go about my days I want you to point out, rather obviously, the opportunities, people I need to talk to, action steps I need to take, thoughts I need to have to bring that $10,000 to me."

Step 5> Count up from 0 to 5 and open your eyes.

THat's it. Done. You can go to sleep now, or whatever you want. Just let it go and let it be.

Is there some way to adapt this method so that you can ask questions or request anything at all of your subconscious, or what I am thinking at this moment, I would ask it to let me dream in ways that I can actually understand what my subconscious is trying to tell me, as nothing seems more wasted and useless than all the dreams I have that could be sparing me a lot of grief. How can you request something like that? Not something I have to provide value for. Can you say something like "Subconscious, either stop dreaming in cryptic nonsense, or enable me to understand all the cryptic nonsense in my dreams" and have that work?

[RT Wolf]

^ Prolly. Why don't you try it and find out?