The power of Affirmation for spiritual development

[HiImJeremy]

That's the spirit!

[veloci]

All these events happening... They're all working out together... =] I'm beginning to have faith teehee!

[HiImJeremy]

Hey guys!

Here's something else i find Robert Bruce say! Here is one section of his reply email to a person in jail who has a very developed clairvoyance.

Affirmations and Manifestation:

Affirmations are the most powerful tool we have, for change and manifestation, and for self healing, everything. They work directly with your higher self and the environment.

Time and energy affirming = speed and level of results obtained.

Verbal affirmations are the strongest. The spoken word activates the throat chakra, which projects the worlds onto the astral level. Your higher self is far more receptive and proactive on the astral level.

Make affirmations to reinforce your cleansing, and your sacred bubble of clean space.

Also make affirmations to help your life condition, to improve your situation, and more importantly to improve your connection with your higher self.

If I were you, I would spend my every waking hour doing verbal and silent affirmations (verbal when you are alone and silent when you are not – don’t want people to think you are nuts, etc). If you are rarely alone, speak very quietly and focus our awareness on the base of your throat, your throat chakra. Also do this focus when you do silent affirmations.

I have a friend, a man of 30, who had suffered several years with varicose veins of the testicles. A painful condition. It hurt all the time. I inspired him and spiritually pounded him in a conversation. He said, ‘how much time should I put into verbal afirmations?’ I said ‘How much do you want to get better?’ he said ‘A lot!’. So I said ’16 hours a day’. He balked a bit but said ‘I’ll do it!!!!’. He had three days off a long weekend so spend the entire time doing affirmations as instructed. 4 days later he contacted me, stunned. The condition disappeared completely on the 3rd night. This is miracle healing. It works. This was a year ago. No recurrence of the condition. He gives thanks every day.

To work on your freedom with affirmations, do not directly mention anything to do with where you are. Instead, work indirectly. For example, saying ‘I am free’ or ‘I have my freedom’ will cause a lot of complexities and is unlikely to work well. Instead, say things like ‘I always do the dishes for my wife’ or ‘I mow my lawn every weekend’ or ‘I walk on the beach every day’. Pick things that you would do if you were out and at home.

EG, I gave up smoking recently. I had a powerful addiction. This would work on any addiction or drug. I started doing verbal and silent affirmations over a year ago. I started with things like ‘my lungs are pink and healthy’. This gave me a wet cough from then on. (see how this is working). The higher self takes you literally. Realizing this, I started using ‘my teeth are white and strong’ and ‘my breath is always healthy’ and other things relating to how I would be without the smoking addiction. Not much happened for a year.

Then, Oct 22nd 09, I had morning coffee on my patio. I was down to enough tobacco for 3 pipes (I smoked a pipe). I had a pipe and thought, ‘I could just not buy any more’ and my gut said ‘whatever’. Now, usually my gut would tense and say ‘NOOOOOO!’ with a feeling of panic. (your stomach and intestines are your second brain, source of subconscious mind and seat of higher self in your flesh) I did this a few times more ‘I could just give up smoking now’ and gut said ‘whatever’. So I finished the tobacco and put away my pipe and popped some nicotine gum in my mouth. My gut said ‘whatever’.

That was 7 weeks ago. My cough vanished overnight. My teeth are getting whiter by the day. My breath is fresher each day. I give gratitude every day (a very important step, showing gratitude) and I feel like I am growing younger and healthier and fitter, which I am.

Now, giving up smoking was very very easy this time. Previously it was sheer hell…obsessive. I have smoked for 45 years. But this time it was really easy and every time I got stressed and I think ‘I’ll get some tobacco and I’ll feel better’ my gut says ‘nooo, you’ll feel sick and cough and grow old and die early’. So, it is now talking me out of restarting, instead of pounding me with ‘you just gotta have tobacco at any price’.

Again, realizing your higher self, the godlike being you are inside at a higher level, and that you are its ‘beloved’ is important to empower affirmations and manifestation. Do this in meditation and prayer. Start an internal dialogue with your higher self. It will be silent mostly. But keep this up and one day it will speak. It will always respond, but for most this is generally unnoticeable. It responds through your feelings and dreams, and through everything around you…coincidences, etc.
Do the affirmations and it will act very powerfully.

Enjoy prison. It could be the worst time of your life, or the best. Your choice.
Take care, Robert

I really loved it!

[sorter]

Originally Posted by HiImJeremy

Hi Sorter!
I apologise i haven't read any of the articles you posted. I'm only really interested in how they work, not how they don't and seeing as i have no doubt, i seem to be having great success.

That's like saying I haven't tried nutritious gourmet meals but this bread and water seems to be working fine.
No offense.

I tried affirmations for at least two years. They were certainly an improvement but in general they don't last.
They only work when you're doing them.
As soon as you quit, the impulses/beliefs you're trying to counter or work on come back in force.

I offered an alternative of using questions.
Like affirmations the effect depends on the question.
"How can I make everybody love me?"
has some obvious issues, I think.
"How can I use my current feelings to have fun with my friends?"
would be much better.
.

[HiImJeremy]

Originally Posted by sorter

That's like saying I haven't tried nutritious gourmet meals but this bread and water seems to be working fine.
No offense.

I tried affirmations for at least two years. They were certainly an improvement but in general they don't last.
They only work when you're doing them.
As soon as you quit, the impulses/beliefs you're trying to counter or work on come back in force.

I offered an alternative of using questions.
Like affirmations the effect depends on the question.
"How can I make everybody love me?"
has some obvious issues, I think.
"How can I use my current feelings to have fun with my friends?"
would be much better.
.

Thank You. You seem very adament to prove they don't work. Probably for my own good and benefit which is a very kind gesture.

I recognise this as your truth based on your extensive experience. ( 2 years is a heck of a lot longer then my 2 days) However i'll never know for sure unless i test it and use it myself.

I have heard of this process of being in the question. One process was from a modality of healing called Access Consciousness. Another is called Afformations. I have not looked extensively into it. Robert Bruce actually suggests using a mixture of Affirmations and Afformations. Afformations being the affirmations that are posed as a question.

I think an example of the 2 would be this.

Affirmation

" I see energy clearly"

Afformation

" Why do i see energy clearly?"

The mind then tries to find the answer to this question and thereby manifests it into reality.

I haven't really worked with it. I hear there are great results. But i think i will stick with Affirmations and i'll document my findnings to see how they work. I have not a doubt in my mind they are working now. Just tonight i gave one of my best readings after only 3 days of affirmations. Mind you, this was constant affirming. I estimate in the last two days i have affirmed a total of 7 - 8 hours. It takes gocus and concentration. I forget for about half an hour and then come back to it. But im getting better at it. Just like now. Every full stop i say an affirmation.

It also feels good. My mind feels like it falls silent for a short time after i do an affirmation. It feels like a constant active meditation. I'm also noticing a great deal of body sensation. At some times i feel a tenseness, and then it eases into goosebumps.

Anyway, thank you! I'll continue on and see how i go!

[taylor]

Originally Posted by sorter

"How can I make everybody love me?"
has some obvious issues, I think.
"How can I use my current feelings to have fun with my friends?"
would be much better.
.

Do you repeat those questions over and over like an affirmation? Do you have to respond to each question with, like in your above example, an action plan the question calls for? Or do you just repeat it and your mind starts thinking along those lines without having to spell out an answer?

I also notice that you use questions that seem like intellectual action planning rather than the "afformation" that Jeremy's using where the question is "why" which doesn't really have an answer but does have the embedded assumption of what you want to manifest. "How can I" seems like it may or may not happen, but focuses your mind on the action steps to make it happen.

[sorter]

Originally Posted by HiImJeremy

Thank You. You seem very adament to prove they don't work. Probably for my own good and benefit which is a very kind gesture.
I recognise this as your truth based on your extensive experience. ( 2 years is a heck of a lot longer then my 2 days) However i'll never know for sure unless i test it and use it myself.

Mostly I'm working my own ideas and development.
Are there objective truths about some techniques working better than others for everyone?
I don't know but I'd rather err on the side of yes there are.
My experience and sense is that yes, some techniques are better than others.
Because I take that position I suppose I feel an obligation to communicate what I think is better.

Possibly you need to practice affirmations before you can appreciate other techniques, and possibly not.
That's what I'm trying to understand in general.
My suspician is people are attracted to affirmations, or most cognitive techniques, because they aren't ready to deal with feelings directly
or they just don't know how to deal with feelings directly.
No offense. I'm open to a more accurate view but that's where I'm at in my "development."

The tricky part is to have this kind of constructive debate without me or you getting defenseive.
I'm getting better at it and I appreciate your openmindedness.
I realize I'm raining on other people's parade to some degree.
.

[sorter]

Originally Posted by taylor

Do you repeat those questions over and over like an affirmation? Do you have to respond to each question with, like in your above example, an action plan the question calls for? Or do you just repeat it and your mind starts thinking along those lines without having to spell out an answer?

I also notice that you use questions that seem like intellectual action planning rather than the "afformation" that Jeremy's using where the question is "why" which doesn't really have an answer but does have the embedded assumption of what you want to manifest. "How can I" seems like it may or may not happen, but focuses your mind on the action steps to make it happen.

How can I answer taylor in the clearest possibly way?
Mind is churning ...
Well, how 'bout I read his question more thoroughly.
Asking again. Mind is churning some more ...
Answer each sentance or try to answer even further beyond taylor's question.
Churning some more ...
I think I'll answer in general mostly because I'm too tired to get very specific.

That's a real life example.
The point of using a question is to get the full mind working, engaged, and bringing my full capibilites to the task at hand.
In the above example I got answers but then I decided not to use them.
But if I hadn't gone through that process my answer probably wouldn't be very good.

I think
"How can I use my current feelings to have fun with my friends?"
is a good question because it brings my feelings into the task of finding a way to have fun.
Instead of trying to figure out what's wrong with me or how can I "fix" myself, I can
use what I already am.

I'm beginning to wonder if what I'm talking about is universal or not. I've been assuming it is.
You ask yourself a question, it goes into the black box of the mind and out comes and answer, right or wrong, useful or not.
Do some people not experience that?
.

[HiImJeremy]

G'day again!

Here's another post on Robert Bruces Forum i found while searching through it. There's a few others too i will post soon.


Poster

I'm curious as to how powerful affirmations are and how they work...

I've heard you talk HIGHLY about these things and I've actually got to the point where I'm willing to take an hour out of my day just reciting affirmations. I've heard you talk about "Bee Following" affect which there is an image above the forum but I don't really understand it.

Do you have any recommended readings?

Robert

G'day,

I am going to write an ebook on this, how manifestation works, shortly.

Your higher self is enmeshed within you.

You are connected with all life.

When you speak affirmations, the throat chakra is activated, projecting words onto the astral level.

your higher self is more proactive and receptive on the astral level.

I have had students cure themselves of major illnesses in a few days, by using verbal affirmations for several hours per day.

This works, always, if you keep at it.

The biggest difficulty getting manifestation to work is you, and getting yourself and your beliefs and disbeliefs out of the way.

Please read this blog post. The Great Shortcut | CONVERSATIONS WITH A MYSTIC for instructions

Robert

[veloci]

Yes, I am doing affirmations every night. I am beginning to see its power. I am going to try affirmations to help heal me in some areas.

Thanks!

[HiImJeremy]

Originally Posted by veloci

Yes, I am doing affirmations every night. I am beginning to see its power. I am going to try affirmations to help heal me in some areas.

Thanks!

Veloci! Great news

I have just listened to accounts from Robert on a recorded workshop where he speaks about cases where people have physicaly changed their body.

One example he gave was a friend he has who had varicose veins of the testicals. He used Affirmations and it took 4 days. It dissappeared after many years of medical treatments faliures.

Another was a lady whose breasts were uneven. She wanted them equal and larger. Within weeks the corrections manifested themselves.

He even talked about people manifesting their height. Affirmations are limitless i say!

Give anything a go. Remember, present tense, active, clear and firm. Spoken affirmations are 100x more powerful then silent. Imagine you are taking part in a movie or film. Become that character you are manifesting. You are putting work and energy into it which manifests faster.

Best of look! Report back with your results!

[veloci]

@ jeremy - so if i want to have no more back pain and to be at least 6 foot 4 inches tall how would i phrase my affirmations?

[HiImJeremy]

Originally Posted by veloci

@ jeremy - so if i want to have no more back pain and to be at least 6 foot 4 inches tall how would i phrase my affirmations?

Robert actually addresses back pain because he had significant injuries due to a car accident.

Remember what you must do. Present tense, clear, making sure it is what you want to manifest. say it out loud clear and firm as often as possible, as in you have it right now.

Let's look at some options.

Back Pain

" My back feels great!" , " I have a perfect spine"

You can also say something indirectly that addresses the same issue if you feel there is a lot of resistance to the affirmation. For example if you like to play basketball, but you have back pain when you play always, you could say something like " I love playing basketball" " I enjoy playing basketball". This still addresses your backpain, but indirectly because you cannot play basketball and have backpain when this intention is manifested.

Say if sitting is what is causing the backpain you could say " I feel comfortable when sitting" etc. It is up to you how to make affirmations.

For the height

I would also like to try this. Perhaps we could both come up with something grand here. Remembering to address exactly what you would want. Something as simple as " I am 6' 4 inches" would suffice. In fact that is very direct and to the point, im unsure of others that could be better.

How's that?

[veloci]

Yeah. Let's do it Jeremy! I'm 6'1". I'll say "I am 6'4"" everyday and see what happens at the end of two months. I give it two months because it'll take a lot of hammering away at my science-y mind.

lol, I just tried the affirmations for my back and it felt a lot better already. xD

[HiImJeremy]

Originally Posted by veloci

Yeah. Let's do it Jeremy! I'm 6'1". I'll say "I am 6'4"" everyday and see what happens at the end of two months. I give it two months because it'll take a lot of hammering away at my science-y mind.

lol, I just tried the affirmations for my back and it felt a lot better already. xD

G'day Veloci

I thought of a few more today for height. How about also saying something like " I love being 6'4" ", " I enjoy being 6' 4" ", " Being 6'4" feels great"

[veloci]

Guten morgen!!!

I was wondering: Wouldn't it also be beneficial to include a phrase such as "I love being a 6'4" healthy male?"

[HiImJeremy]

Originally Posted by veloci

Guten morgen!!!

I was wondering: Wouldn't it also be beneficial to include a phrase such as "I love being a 6'4" healthy male?"

Yes! Excellent. The affirmation you shared will work very well. You are expressing to your higher self (who holds all the keys) that you love being that height ( as if you are already ) and that you are also healthy.

However, I think your higherself already knows you're a male lol! i don't think you need to specify your gender there.

How about just taking out 'male' and making it " I love being 6'4" and healthy"

[veloci]

Ahaha that is true! I wanted to specify the male portion because who knows what could happen if our height increases

[taylor]

Veloci, I've found an answer to your affirmations...



Of course you'll have to be a goth now.

[veloci]

Okay. I wish I could rep you for that post taylor.

LOL

[taylor]

I've been playing around with a couple of different affirmation styles. MysteryX was pointing out that I need to outflow my energy to my environment instead of keeping it stuck on myself. So I've just started doing "everyone" affirmations. Instead of magnifying the positive aspects of myself alone like "I love that I am healthy." I expand it to "I love that everyone is healthy." and "I love that Bobby is healthy."

This does expand my outpouring of energy. I don't feel as much of a concentrated high intensity energy or focus over my body, but I do feel more expanded, like that energy is getting diffused over a larger area through me. This also makes it easier for me to appreciate the positive aspects of others because I'm focusing on them. It's like in this style the affirmations are less helpful directly because there's not a concentration on you, but are more helpful indirectly because you are outpouring your energy and positive focus to your environment.

Another trick I was using was if I was feeling resistance saying a strong affirmation, I'll go with a softer affirmation. Like saying "I love the idea that I am healthy." a few times, then slipping in the strong affirmation "I love that I am healthy." and back to the softer version. I notice I have less resistance and can slip in the strong affirmation more and more.

[HiImJeremy]

Originally Posted by taylor

I've been playing around with a couple of different affirmation styles. MysteryX was pointing out that I need to outflow my energy to my environment instead of keeping it stuck on myself. So I've just started doing "everyone" affirmations. Instead of magnifying the positive aspects of myself alone like "I love that I am healthy." I expand it to "I love that everyone is healthy." and "I love that Bobby is healthy."

This does expand my outpouring of energy. I don't feel as much of a concentrated high intensity energy or focus over my body, but I do feel more expanded, like that energy is getting diffused over a larger area through me. This also makes it easier for me to appreciate the positive aspects of others because I'm focusing on them. It's like in this style the affirmations are less helpful directly because there's not a concentration on you, but are more helpful indirectly because you are outpouring your energy and positive focus to your environment.

Another trick I was using was if I was feeling resistance saying a strong affirmation, I'll go with a softer affirmation. Like saying "I love the idea that I am healthy." a few times, then slipping in the strong affirmation "I love that I am healthy." and back to the softer version. I notice I have less resistance and can slip in the strong affirmation more and more.

Great work Taylor!

Robert speaks about walking the walk. A powerful manifestation technique we've heard about is the 'fake it till you make it' type exercise. You really must act it out as if you have it now. Feel it, know it, be it. That way no matter how much resistance there is, you're hammering away at it. You're showing your higher self " Hey, i really want this. I really want this to manifest and be part of my reality"

And Higher Self goes " Your wish is my command"

I personally am following this mans instructions, suggestions and advice to the 'T'. I only a few days of doing affirmations, i have came in contact with my guides and higher self and it was suggested i offer 100 free readings to anyone.

Personally, that's HUGE!!!! Freakin' huge! Almost daunting. But i trust this process so much, i feel it manifesting into my life. It feels warm and like particles. Like a mist taking physical form into matter. I don't know how to explain it. But i'm growing in faith and trust with every affirmation i say and im seeing results.

It's truely remarkable.

My suggestion is to go all in. You have nothing to lose!

Good work Love