Suggestions from more experienced LoA users

[stixx]

I'd like some help from those who are more familiar and successful with LoA. I finished reading The Secret recently, and just read Steve Pavlina's articles about Polarity and the #1 mistake people make using LoA. It's all pretty clear to me, but input from experienced users would be much appreciated. I'll be starting art school at the end of the month, my goal is to improve my artistic abilities as much as possible. More specifically, I want to learn the fundamental skills of drawing. So far, I've hung a vision board in my room and have been adding pictures of artwork to it, work done by artists I really enjoy. Any suggestions that would help me manifest my goals would great. Thanks.

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by stixx

I'd like some help from those who are more familiar and successful with LoA. I finished reading The Secret recently, and just read Steve Pavlina's articles about Polarity and the #1 mistake people make using LoA. It's all pretty clear to me, but input from experienced users would be much appreciated. I'll be starting art school at the end of the month, my goal is to improve my artistic abilities as much as possible. More specifically, I want to learn the fundamental skills of drawing. So far, I've hung a vision board in my room and have been adding pictures of artwork to it, work done by artists I really enjoy. Any suggestions that would help me manifest my goals would great. Thanks.

My personal suggestion would be to completely forget about the whole concept of polarization. I've used LoA successfully for many years and never had to polarize. When Steve came up with the concept I spent a lot of time thinking about it and trying to see if I could incorporate it into my life but it just confused the heck out of me and kept me confused.

Finally, about a month ago I had a reading with a psychic that I trust completely and I asked her if my LoA abilities and life in general would benefit from polarization (one way or another). Her response was to forget polarization, and pretty much if I try to follow the theory of polarization it will most likely just lead to disaster for me.

Maybe it works for Steve, maybe it's just a theory, I don't know. All I know is that I never had to polarize and I had great success with LoA already, and if anything my LoA manifesting powers have diminished since I heard of the concept and allowed it to fill my mind with doubt. Since I've put it aside and no longer consider it at all, my manifesting abilities have been really coming back with a lot of strength.

As a further suggestion I would suggest getting the following books:
- The Science of Getting Rich
- The Attractor Factor
- All the Abraham Hicks Books are Good
- Think and Grow Rich

All those are good. Some focus on money, but you can apply all that to anything like your passion for art.

One other thing I could suggest is to start a blog and showcase your progress drawing.

[Ree]

Originally Posted by impaul99

My personal suggestion would be to completely forget about the whole concept of polarization. I've used LoA successfully for many years and never had to polarize. When Steve came up with the concept I spent a lot of time thinking about it and trying to see if I could incorporate it into my life but it just confused the heck out of me and kept me confused.

I agree completely with Paul's take on polarization. I've never given it a second thought. In fact, what seems to work for me is the less I think about the entire concept of LOA the more it works, the better it works and the more quickly it works.

Therefore once I understood the concept I put it out of my mind. I'm sure there are others with greater successes than mine, but I'm thrilled with the results I've gotten.

My feeling is that it's the LAW of attraction. We don't have to intellectualize the LAW of gravity to make it work; it just does. Same thing with LOA.

Good luck!

[cylon]

Originally Posted by Ree

In fact, what seems to work for me is the less I think about the entire concept of LOA the more it works, the better it works and the more quickly it works.

...what? No. Think yourself into confusion!

Just kidding. All the more reason to focus on feeling good. The better you feel the clearer you are on what you want to make you feel even better then more things come in to make you feel better which leads to more clarity on what would make you feel even better.....

[RT Wolf]

This is a little offtopic, so I apologize in advance, just wanted to say that it seems cylon and I have the same damned problem. I was just reading Failing Forward by John Maxwell, and there's a chapter in there called (approx) "Get over yourself" and I was struck by the importance of that insight. Get over how important I (my ego) is/am. Screw failure, it only means something because I care about having my ego hurt.

[cylon]

Originally Posted by RT Wolf

This is a little offtopic, so I apologize in advance, just wanted to say that it seems cylon and I have the same damned problem. I was just reading Failing Forward by John Maxwell, and there's a chapter in there called (approx) "Get over yourself" and I was struck by the importance of that insight. Get over how important I (my ego) is/am. Screw failure, it only means something because I care about having my ego hurt.

Sounds interesting. Yeah just think everything in our life (even if we attracted it) only MEANS whatever meaning we choose to give to it. Choose to have your ego invested and whatever happens will affect your ego.

Perception-->reality.

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by stixx

I'll be starting art school at the end of the month, my goal is to improve my artistic abilities as much as possible. More specifically, I want to learn the fundamental skills of drawing.

I think it will be useful to try this sort of technique:

1. Relax, close your eyes, breathe, keep still, go deep;

2. Mentally create the artworks that you wish to create. Visualise them in great detail.

3. Don't let the entire piece appear all at once, but little by little .... as if you were literally sketching / painting it out on a canvas before you. And as if you were every bit the consummate artist you wish to be.

Of course, since this is all imaginary, you won't make any mistakes, and even if you did, you can magically wish it away ......

And then later you will discover .... your ... imagination .... turning ... into ... reality.

[Lil Chris]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot

I think it will be useful to try this sort of technique:

1. Relax, close your eyes, breathe, keep still, go deep;

2. Mentally create the artworks that you wish to create. Visualise them in great detail.

3. Don't let the entire piece appear all at once, but little by little .... as if you were literally sketching / painting it out on a canvas before you. And as if you were every bit the consummate artist you wish to be.

Of course, since this is all imaginary, you won't make any mistakes, and even if you did, you can magically wish it away ......

And then later you will discover .... your ... imagination .... turning ... into ... reality.

I agree... One thing that I personally overlook, probably too much is "mental Images" of what it is that is desired... NOT the act of intellectually verbally thinking about it, but actually "seeing it" in the mind, not in words but in pictures... I don't see this discussed on here to much, perhaps this is why vision boards come in handy to assist in the mental creation process...

The science of getting rich describes this as "thinking a certain way" in images not in words... This way removes all doubt in what it is you want.

[stixx]

Thanks to everyone who replied,I really appreciate it. Looks like a few more books will be added to my list. The visualization exercise is something I'll definately be using. If anyone else has anything else to add, feel free. Again, thanks to everyone who replied.

[tbushmoney]

Thanks for that bit on not thinking about the LoA working and it working more. I honestly think that's what catches me up. I notice when I intend for things that and I'm not constantly reminding myself of the rules of LoA, it works, but when I slip into those patterns of being like "okay, now I have to detach from the outcome...", ehh not so much.

Makes sense too, I mean, you don't have to tell yourself gravity works for it to work. It just does. You trust it to work. I guess LoA is the same way.

Awesome thread guys, hopefully we can keep it going and more will add great insights.

[RT Wolf]

Originally Posted by Ree

My feeling is that it's the LAW of attraction. We don't have to intellectualize the LAW of gravity to make it work; it just does. Same thing with LOA.

Wise words. In my experience the LoA doesn't respond well to "trying too hard" (which is a sign you're too attached to the outcome), so why would it respond to trying too hard with relation to applying LoA? Good stuff!

[impaul99]

Originally Posted by RT Wolf

Wise words. In my experience the LoA doesn't respond well to "trying too hard" (which is a sign you're too attached to the outcome), so why would it respond to trying too hard with relation to applying LoA? Good stuff!

This made me think of something relating to the Law of Gravity. See, I think a lot of people think LoA isn't working for them, when in fact it is, but they don't understand it properly.

It's kind of like with the Law of Gravity. If you ask someone "If you dropped a pillow filled with 10kg of feathers off of a roof at the same time as a 10kg bar of lead, which one would hit the ground first?"

Of course, it's a trick question because they would hit the ground at the same time because they both weigh the same amount, however "common sense" kind of tricks people into thinking that feathers don't fall as quickly as lead.

It's the same thing with bullets. People kind of assume that bullets go in a straight line and they don't even consider the fact that gravity is pulling them downwards as they are fired, until the first time they go Painballing and realize that they go on an arc.

My point is that even the Law of Gravity is usually misunderstood my post people who haven't taken physics.

[RT Wolf]

^ +10 for Truth. People used to deny that the same force that pulled stuff to the ground also kept the moon in orbit around the earth. Good times, those.