WHAT IS THOUGHT

WHAT IS THOUGHT AND HOW IT WORKS
Thought is a quick, light, mobile form of energy. It
manifests instantaneously, unlike the denser forms such as
matter.
When we create something, we always create it first in
thought form. A thought or idea always precedes manifesta-
tion. “I think I’ll make dinner” is the idea that precedes cre-
ation of a meal. “I want a new dress,” precedes going and
buying one; “I need a job” precedes finding one, and so on.
An artist first has an idea or inspiration, then creates a
painting. A builder first has a design, then builds a house.
The idea is like a blueprint; it creates an image of the
form, which then magnetizes and guides the physical energy
to flow into that form, and eventually manifests it on the
physical plane.
The same principle holds true even if we do not take
direct physical action to manifest our ideas. Simply having
an idea or thought, holding it in your mind, is an energy that
will tend to attract and create that form on the material
plane. If you constantly think of illness, you may eventually
become ill; if you believe yourself to be beautiful, you

become so. Unconscious ideas and feelings held inside of us
operate in the same way.

The Law of Radiation and Attraction
This is the principle that whatever you put out into the
universe will be reflected back to you. “As you sow, so shall
you reap.”
What this means from a practical standpoint is that we
always attract into our lives whatever we think about the
most, believe in most strongly, expect on the deepest levels,
and/or imagine most vividly.
When we are negative and fearful, insecure or anxious,
we often attract the very experiences, situations, or people
that we are seeking to avoid. If we are basically positive in
attitude, expecting and envisioning pleasure, satisfaction,
and happiness, we tend to attract and create people, situa-
tions, and events that conform to our positive expectations.
So, consciously imagining what we want can help us to man-
ifest it in our lives.
Using Creative Visualization
The process of change does not occur on superficial lev-
els, through mere “positive thinking.” It involves exploring,
discovering, and changing our deepest, most basic attitudes
toward life. That is why learning to use creative visualization
can become an experience of deep and meaningful growth.
In the process we often discover ways in which we have been
holding ourselves back, blocking ourselves from achieving
satisfaction and fulfillment in our lives through our fears and
unconscious beliefs. Once seen clearly, these limiting atti-
tudes can often be dissolved through the creative visualiza-
tion process, leaving space for us to find and live a natural
state of greater happiness, fulfillment, and love. . . .
At first you may practice creative visualization at specif-
ic times and for specific goals. As you get more in the habit
of using it, and begin to trust the results it can bring you, you
will find that it becomes an integral part of your thinking
process. It becomes a continuous awareness, a state of con-
sciousness in which you know that you are the constant cre-
ator of your life.
That is the ultimate point of creative visualization — to
make every moment of our lives a moment of wondrous cre-
ation, in which we are just naturally choosing the best, the
most beautiful, the most fulfilling lives we can imagine. . . .