| This is part 4 in my 6-part series of articles on the | | | | relationship, that mood, that type of health that you |
| Law of Attraction. Today I want to show how the | | | | have, be it good or bad? Was it created? Was it "Like |
| Law of Attraction involves two creations - a mental | | | | begets like?" If you plant a corn seed, grass doesn't |
| creation and a physical creation. | | | | come up, corn does. Nothing you can do is going to |
| When you read the Bible and you read about God | | | | change that. That's a law and it's throughout all of |
| creating the universe, it talks about how the word was | | | | nature. It's throughout the universe. |
| spoken and it came about. When you speak a word | | | | Maybe I can back up a little bit and explain my |
| you have to think about it first. It exists in your mind | | | | thoughts or my understanding of what this means. Part |
| first. Therefore the universe and this world were first | | | | of it is the idea that our thoughts are real things and |
| created in the mind of God before the elements were | | | | therefore the kind of thoughts that we have, the kind |
| ever brought together to create this world physically. | | | | of feelings, emotions, visions and pictures that we have |
| So a picture or vision of this world, this universe and | | | | in our mind are what we produce, are what we |
| everything about it was created in the mind of God | | | | create. |
| first. Thus there were two creations - the mental | | | | Let's say you're struggling and your life isn't what you |
| creation and the physical creation. | | | | want it to be and you never seem to be able to move |
| Can we relate that on the human level? Is that how | | | | forward. You never seem to be able to accomplish |
| humans create? We know it is. Anything that was | | | | what you desire to accomplish in your life and you |
| ever created by man was created in his mind first. | | | | can't figure out why. You keep going around and |
| Look at the Golden Gate Bridge. It was designed and | | | | around dealing with the same problems over and over. |
| drawn out and completely thought through before they | | | | It's very frustrating and very discouraging. You can't |
| ever began to dig to lay the foundations for that | | | | understand why other people are able to make things |
| bridge. The same with the Empire State Building. The | | | | happen in their lives, are able to move forward, |
| same with the house you live in. The same with | | | | progress, have success and joy and you are struggling |
| everything that man has created - it was created in | | | | with the same things you were struggling with ten |
| the mind first through thoughts. Then it was created | | | | years ago. Why is that? |
| physically. There are two creations - the mental | | | | It's simply the law that says that what you produce in |
| creation and the physical creation. | | | | your mind eventually manifests itself in your physical |
| Let's look again at the definition of the Law of | | | | world. The seeds you are planting in your mind can |
| Attraction. Many have explained it using the term "Like | | | | only produce themselves in reality. The first creation is |
| attracts like." In my reading there is another concept | | | | happening in your mind which eventually will be |
| that is very much related to it. It's perhaps another | | | | followed by the second creation - your real world. |
| way of saying it with a slightly different slant in | | | | When you understand this concept you will then |
| meaning. Instead of "Like attracts like" we change it to | | | | understand the power you have to change your world |
| "Like begets like." What it means is that everything | | | | by changing your thoughts! |
| reproduces itself. Are the two ways of saying it the | | | | Later in this series we will delve into the actual |
| same thing? One talks about attracting something and | | | | application of these ideas so you will know what you |
| the other talks about creating something. So really, we | | | | need to do on a day-to-day basis. Until then, start now |
| could say it as "Like creates like." | | | | paying attention to your daily thoughts and realize |
| When you dwell on something you desire are you | | | | there are two creations, the mental followed by the |
| attracting it into your life? Does it mean that it already | | | | physical. That is the source of what is happening in |
| exists and it moves closer to you? Or are you | | | | your real world and you can change your real world |
| creating it? Are you causing circumstances to | | | | by changing your thoughts. |
| rearrange themselves and come about in your life, that | | | | Thank you. |