Add emotions when visualizing

[jellyfishgiang]

I know that it is almost impossible to manifest without emotions, feelings no matter how much you visualize your desires in meditative state. So HOW can we add emotions and feelings when visualizing? It seems a stupid question but I find it hard to have strong feeling when visualizing

I can add some (not strong emotion) when visualizing the romatic scenes my ideal boyfriend and I spend together but I have almost NO feeling when visualizing I get high standardized test scores and get admitted to colleges and universities of my dream . I schedule a decent amount of time visualizing in meditative state each day but I feel depressed when having little feeling for my desires.

What's happening with me?
How can I add emotions, feeling when visualizing?

I profoundly thank you guys

[annie]

If I was trying to add emotion to doing well in school & getting into college, my WRITTEN & RECORDED vision would go something like this:

"I am so unbelievably excited about my admittance into University of PA. The fruition of this life-long dream feels incredible. I'm exactly where I'm suppose to be and when I opened up my acceptance letter, chills run up and down my spine.

Because of my diligence in my current school work, I am making the grades I need to get my butt to Philly. I study 2 hours a day to achieve & maintain my GPA of 3.75. I feel confident in my ability to receive a 90% or better on each test. My mind has perfect recall and it's with great satisfaction that I achieve the scholastic success that is mine! With ease I receive high scores on my standardized test. It feels incredible achieving a XXX on the test. I can't wait to attend U of P this fall. I am living the life of my dreams."

Ok...so I made that up on the spot and if I actually thought about it, I'm sure I could have come up with more emotional responses to having exactly what I want in that area.

Emotions and motivations ARE KEY!!!!! It's the driving force of LOA. For me, I spend the time creating the emotion & motivation first on paper. I ask myself the queustions...why do I want this? What will this do for my life? How would this make me feel if I got this "dream"?

And then of course....when answering, make sure it's REAL, make sure it isn't a "flat" response.

I use lines like "It feels incredible to cross the finish line" or "I love how athletic I feel" as part of my physical dreams/manifestation. And when I say them (Or listen to me saying it on my ipod) it absolutely creates the emotion I need to make it a reality.

[jellyfishgiang]

Wow, thak you, Annie. I've got your idea .

Any other suggestions?

[Acting Like Godot]

Personally, I have not found emotions to be that essential. For me, it matters more to have deep concentration and strong focus, when meditating on my intentions.

A general emotional state of focused calm would do fine ....

[jellyfishgiang]

@ALG: Maybe it varies. I myself find visualization without emotion "a body without soul" (sorry for my awkward comparision). I only see the power of intention when it goes with strong emotions .

I find Annie's advice good and have already made a written and recorded version .

I am still searching for more ideas. Any suggestion is appreaciated
Thank you guys.

[ssandra]

Maybe you can imagine how you would feel when you receive the acceptance envelope?

For example.. the excitement and feeling nervous when you walk to the mailbox, than the thrill of seeing it is an acceptence letter. The jumping of joy with your family for celebration.

[jellyfishgiang]

Originally Posted by ssandra

Maybe you can imagine how you would feel when you receive the acceptance envelope?

For example.. the excitement and feeling nervous when you walk to the mailbox, than the thrill of seeing it is an acceptence letter. The jumping of joy with your family for celebration.

Good ideas, ssandra. Thank you!

Maybe I'd better mentally imagine the qualities of the experience before visualizing. That way I will have clearer mental pictures, which helps provokes my emotions

[Debsie]

Everything that we do is motivated by feelings - that is, we are motivated to do everything we do in our lives based on wanting to feel a certain way, or avoid feeling a certain way.

You want what you want, because you believe it will make you feel something - be it the feeling of self-worth you feel when you acheive something you have wanted, or calmness, or happiness etc.

Likewise, you are also motivated to try to avoid feeling certain things - for instance feeling like a failure, feeling pain, heartbreak, loneliness etc.
It is the feelings that create our reality and what we manifest.

If you find it hard to feel something when visualizing it, ask yourself how you would feel if it were real. If it is still hard to feel the emotion involved, ask yourself if what it is that you are trying to manifest is enough for you.

Often people try to manifest what they think they should have, or should be aiming for, instead of what really excites them.

Debsie x

[FeelGood]

Originally Posted by jellyfishgiang

I can add some (not strong emotion) when visualizing the romatic scenes my ideal boyfriend and I spend together but I have almost NO feeling when visualizing I get high standardized test scores and get admitted to colleges and universities of my dream .
What's happening with me?

What's happening is that your mind (conscious mind) wants to visualize yourself getting high standardized test scores and get admitted to colleges and universities of your dreams. However, that's not where your heart is. How do I know? Because you're actually having a hard time feeling anything about it!

Ask yourself - if anything was possible - I mean anything - what would you be doing with your life right now? Take a few deep breaths before you answer - you might be surprised at what comes up.

It's impossible to NOT feel emotion about something you truly want.

[annie]

I don't totally agree. She could doubt herself on a very subconscious level...thus BLOCKING the emotion.

I agree that she should go with your advice about asking the question, but if it still comes up "college of my dreams", then you have to trust that.

Blanket statements that if you don't have emotion around something means you dont really want it can be harmful. There's lots of people who shut down their emotions due to something in their past. And there's help for that. I've seen energy workers do their magic and get people to start FEELING again. Their dreams didn't completely change, just how they responded to them.

So JellyFish....take FeelGood's suggestion and ask yourself that question, and if you still come up with COLLEGE...go with it!

[FeelGood]

Originally Posted by annie

I don't totally agree. She could doubt herself on a very subconscious level...thus BLOCKING the emotion.

I agree that she should go with your advice about asking the question, but if it still comes up "college of my dreams", then you have to trust that.

Blanket statements that if you don't have emotion around something means you dont really want it can be harmful. There's lots of people who shut down their emotions due to something in their past. And there's help for that. I've seen energy workers do their magic and get people to start FEELING again. Their dreams didn't completely change, just how they responded to them.

So JellyFish....take FeelGood's suggestion and ask yourself that question, and if you still come up with COLLEGE...go with it!

Annie,
Thanks for your input - we actually agree. When I said "
It's impossible to NOT feel emotion about something you truly want", I should have said "about something you truly want right now". You can't "vibration jump", so if you can't feel good feelings about something you know you truly want, start smaller - what can you feel good about RIGHT NOW? It's usually something very small.

But once you do that, you have momentum, and you now have access to a thought with a slightly higher vibration. And so on, until you're able to actually feel good about your larger goal - if you still desire that goal at that level of vibration.

So to rephrase what I said: It's impossible to NOT feel emotion about something which vibrates at the same level as you at this very moment.

Oh, and the "vibration-climb" exercise is courtesy of Abraham Hicks.

There, all better!

[annie]

Thanks for the clarification. Nice Job. So it sounds like if she determines logically that she really wants it, vibrationally she better create some emotion around it. I agree.

What do you think about what ALG said. That emotions aren't essential?

[FeelGood]

Originally Posted by annie

Thanks for the clarification. Nice Job. So it sounds like if she determines logically that she really wants it, vibrationally she better create some emotion around it. I agree.

What do you think about what ALG said. That emotions aren't essential?

Haha, now there's a can of worms. To quote what ALG said:

"Personally, I have not found emotions to be that essential. For me, it matters more to have deep concentration and strong focus, when meditating on my intentions. A general emotional state of focused calm would do fine ...."

Annie, I think we both know that as human beings, we are ALWAYS feeling something. The only way I can see someone trying to create without emotion, is if they were lobotomized. ALG may not think that emotions are essential, but when he is in his state of focused calm, as he puts it, he is definitely emoting.

Like I said, we're always feeling/emoting, and there are only two kinds of emotions that exist: negative emotions and positive emotions. So when ALG is visualizing, whether he likes it or not, his emotions (conscious or subconscious) determine the outcome and manifestation of his visualizations.

So really, asking whether emotions are essential when we visualize, is a bit like asking whether breathing is important when oxygen is around. It's not just essential, it's part of our makeup - we can't help but feel - 24/7/365.

Perhaps most important is this: It is never our actual thoughts that create our reality - it's the emotion we feel about those thoughts that creates our reality. Whether we like it or not.

[jellyfishgiang]

I've just experienced the deepest dynamic meditation ever. My emotions are back. Tears ran down when I was meditating. I FELT my ideal experiences, which made me cry in happiness and satisfaction. I felt truly blessed and grateful for all in my life

Thank you Dr. Jeffrey Thomson for your wonderful music
Thank you Annie, FeelGood, ACG, Debsie, ssandra for your constructive comments.

I feel blessed ^^

[Acting Like Godot]

Basically I am simply sharing my personal experiences.

Over the past few years, I have experimented with many different LOA methods (eg methods based on affirmations, images, emotions, writing).

What seems to work best for me is going into a deep trance state, and expressing what I want, with a combination of mental words and images. The important elements for me are going deep; and expressing my intention clearly.

Emotions don't seem to matter much. As a matter of fact, in deep trance, I can only have a very limited range of emotions - something in the range of peace, calm, apathy, relaxation or non-concern.

In deep trance, I would not be able to feel excited or exuberant, for example. I may intend for something that is exciting or exuberant - it is just that at the time of intending, I would not feel excited or exuberant. I would simply feel the way I usually feel in deep trance - just solidly calm and concentrated.

Example: if I want money out of the blue, I go into trance and ask for money out of the blue. When I ask, I don't feel excited, or anything. A few days later, the money arrives out of the blue, and I feel very excited - "Wow, it worked again!". But at the time of intending, I don't feel anything but deep calm.

[FeelGood]

Originally Posted by jellyfishgiang

I've just experienced the deepest dynamic meditation ever. My emotions are back. Tears ran down when I was meditating. I FELT my ideal experiences, which made me cry in happiness and satisfaction. I felt truly blessed and grateful for all in my life

Thank you Dr. Jeffrey Thomson for your wonderful music
Thank you Annie, FeelGood, ACG, Debsie, ssandra for your constructive comments.

I feel blessed ^^

That is great, I'm so happy for you - congrats!!!

[annie]

Really very few people talk about it....but the secret that most successful people have known for a long time is that gratitude is a very powerful force for creating good things in your life! I read it and felt it in your last post...so you are well on your way to experiencing some amazing things!

Here's what Wallace Wattle says in The Science of Getting Rich:
"You cannot exercise much power without gratitude, because it is gratitude that keeps you connected with power. The creative power within us makes us into the image of that to which we give our attention. The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best, therefore it will receive the best".

Do you get that? If we are grateful about everything, we are focusing on that we want. it's a way of making sure we are putting the highest possible energy on our desires.

So congrats on getting emotional and grateful!

[Lemon Juice]

I support what ALG says that emotions are not that essential as long as we maintain a natural state of wellbeing and this has also been my experience. I would even go as far as to say that too strong emotions can be a sign of not being there yet and of not radiating the necessary vibration to attract the desired outcome. A rich person does not jump around with wild enthusiasm about his millions in his bank account because the millions are a natural thing for him, it's nothing unusual or out of the ordinary because he is constantly in vibrational match to them. If we try to be too enthusiastic we are emitting the wrong vibration. For a rich person his money is like air, available at all times, he may be grateful for it and appreciate but he will not experience extremely high emotions about them.

However, in my experience high emotions are often a stage in the process of 'getting there' and should not be considered bad. First I imagine something which is so good that I am exploding with enthusiasm and joy. But after some time my vision begins to feel more and more real to me, more and more natural, emotions come down, all feelings of lack go away and I remain feeling good and fulfilled. It is at that stage that I know I am in vibrational harmony with my desire and manifestation can happen now at any time.

[Strem2]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot

Personally, I have not found emotions to be that essential. For me, it matters more to have deep concentration and strong focus, when meditating on my intentions.

A general emotional state of focused calm would do fine ....

Also for me. I do best when in Theta thanks to Holosync. But, as a general rule, I had to learn to stay away from negativity....

[Debsie]

Originally Posted by jellyfishgiang

I've just experienced the deepest dynamic meditation ever. My emotions are back. Tears ran down when I was meditating. I FELT my ideal experiences, which made me cry in happiness and satisfaction. I felt truly blessed and grateful for all in my life

Thank you Dr. Jeffrey Thomson for your wonderful music
Thank you Annie, FeelGood, ACG, Debsie, ssandra for your constructive comments.

I feel blessed ^^

That's wonderful jellyfishgiang !

I am all about feelings - but then I am a Pisces

I hope you create many beautiful things in your life, and by the sound of things you already are.

Debsie x

[Dimond]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot

I would simply feel the way I usually feel in deep trance - just solidly calm and concentrated. But at the time of intending, I don't feel anything but deep calm.

Emotions are still essential for you and they work. Feeling emotions means feeling good, in whatever way you define that. It could be love, peace, happiness, excitement, contentment. Anything positive assists with manifesting.

[IFeelGood]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot
I would simply feel the way I usually feel in deep trance - just solidly calm and concentrated. But at the time of intending, I don't feel anything but deep calm.
Emotions are still essential for you and they work. Feeling emotions means feeling good, in whatever way you define that. It could be love, peace, happiness, excitement, contentment. Anything positive assists with manifesting.

Originally Posted by Dimond

Emotions are still essential for you and they work. Feeling emotions means feeling good, in whatever way you define that. It could be love, peace, happiness, excitement, contentment. Anything positive assists with manifesting.

I believe that both methods work. What it really comes down to is PRESENCE, manifestation can happen only when we are in the NOW. One way to become present is to meditate, another is to be feeling emotion. The thing about emotion is that you need to be aware of negative emotions.

[Dimond]

I'm agreeing with both Acting Like Godot & Annie. Just pointing out that they're not two different methods; it's the same method. Positive emotions are positive emotions and can help you manifest. Whether you're in a relaxed state or any other one. It ALL works.

[2HappyNow]

I initially had this problem, but as you continue with the visualization process (e.g. getting as vivid as possible by visualizing sights, hearing sounds, smells, etc.) the emotions fall into place. If you visualize for at least 30 min. daily, the emotions will follow.

Originally Posted by jellyfishgiang

I know that it is almost impossible to manifest without emotions, feelings no matter how much you visualize your desires in meditative state. So HOW can we add emotions and feelings when visualizing? It seems a stupid question but I find it hard to have strong feeling when visualizing

I can add some (not strong emotion) when visualizing the romatic scenes my ideal boyfriend and I spend together but I have almost NO feeling when visualizing I get high standardized test scores and get admitted to colleges and universities of my dream . I schedule a decent amount of time visualizing in meditative state each day but I feel depressed when having little feeling for my desires.

What's happening with me?
How can I add emotions, feeling when visualizing?

I profoundly thank you guys