| Have heard about the Law of Attraction? This | | | | concentration camps disappear but by working |
| law states that whatever your predominant | | | | with his consciousness he was able to change |
| thoughts are that is what you will attract. | | | | his internal condition. He was then in a much |
| If you constantly think about all your aches | | | | better position to help himself and others. |
| and pains and how poor your health is then | | | | |
| you will attract more of the same. On the | | | | But how about actually attracting something? |
| other hand, if you concentrate on abundant | | | | For example, you decide that you would like |
| health and imagine yourself healthy and full | | | | an extra five thousand dollars next month. |
| of energy then you will attract health into | | | | You begin to visualize it and emotionally |
| your life. | | | | feel what it would be like to have that extra |
| | | | money. Then a week later you get a letter |
| Some people would argue that the law of | | | | that a distant relative has passed a way and |
| attraction is just wishful thinking and could | | | | left you five thousand dollars in their will. |
| actually be dangerous. They feel that people | | | | This is not at all an unusual circumstance |
| who believe in this so-called law might for | | | | and most people probably could point to a few |
| example, just hope that a tumor would go away | | | | in their own lives. Is this just a |
| rather than getting proper medical treatment. | | | | coincidence a fluke, a bit of good luck? Or |
| Or they might wish that their bills would go | | | | is something else going on? |
| away and end up in bankruptcy rather than | | | | |
| upgrading their skills and finding a new job | | | | This is where it gets interesting. Recent |
| which would enable them to pay their debts. | | | | studies in such diverse fields as quantum |
| | | | physics, brain scan imaging, and distance |
| Both the critics and proponents would be | | | | healing, seem to be indicate that something |
| missing the larger picture if they believed | | | | is going on in terms of our ability to affect |
| in the above. Visualizing an ideal outcome is | | | | things at a distance. Larry Dossey, the well |
| only the first step in the law of attraction. | | | | known physician who has done a great deal of |
| We live in a material world so inspired | | | | work in studying distance healing through |
| action is also usually required. | | | | prayer, feels that medicine has progressed |
| Nevertheless, the visualizing stage will | | | | through three distinct stages. |
| quite often reveal possibilities that were | | | | |
| unknown or even seem to create synchronous | | | | Stage 1 is the traditional 19th century |
| events that seem almost magical. | | | | mechanistic view of the body. Stage 2 is the |
| | | | age of "psychosomatic medicine" which |
| Let's look at a difficult situation such as | | | | believes that the mind can influence the |
| that of a poor African country. One could | | | | body. Stage 3, which we are just entering, |
| feel that since there is no food in the | | | | proposes that consciousness is not confined |
| environment it is impossible to attract it. | | | | to one's individual body. In other words, an |
| Yes, I agree that wishing for some food will | | | | individual's mind may affect not just his or |
| not make it magically appear. But, if an | | | | her body, but the body of another person, |
| individual was able to stay positive in that | | | | event or object at a distance. |
| very difficult environment they would have | | | | |
| the best opportunity to become aware of and | | | | Perhaps it is in these new areas of research |
| avail themselves of an air-drop of refugee | | | | that we will begin to understand the Law of |
| supplies. Victor Frankl did pretty much the | | | | Attraction and whether or not it has true |
| same thing in the German concentration camps. | | | | validity. |
| Yes, it was grim and he did not make the | | | | |