Sometimes we all have to go back to school to get remedial (or refresher) training in a given subject. I found that out for myself recently in an area I’d like to think I know a few things about – conscious creation, the metaphysical practice that provides the philosophical foundation for Get the Picture.
Last week, I completed a long and often frustrating search to find a new apartment. I believed (key word there) going in that it would be difficult, and, of course, that’s exactly how it turned out, since beliefs form the basis of this practice. My conscious creation collaborator, All That Is, faithfully complied with the underlying intent of my request, wrong-headed though it may have been to incorporate difficulty as an inherent part of the process. I guess I bought into that notion partly because it reflected my beliefs associated with difficult past experiences. I also likely embraced it because I had a lengthy list of requirements and preferences for what I wanted out of a new place. What’s more, many naysayers told me that, given what’s in the market, I’d never find what I was looking for. In my own defense, however, I resisted their negativity and limited outlooks, genuinely believing in the true spirit of a confirmed conscious creator that eventually I would find what I wanted.
Nevertheless, once I began my search, I repeatedly came up dry. The places I looked at lacked one or more of the required elements and sometimes barely met those that they did fulfill. And the longer this went on, the less confident I became that my wish list would be realized. My faith in one of my cherished beliefs appeared to be caving in, despite the fact that internally I knew better. I pondered what to do and ended up reminding myself of something that Jane Roberts and Seth wrote about in The Nature of Personal Reality, that the primary factors that undercut conscious creation’s manifestation are fear, doubt, and contradiction. In my case, I clearly was allowing doubt to hold sway over me, which was keeping the desired results at bay. It was time for an attitude adjustment. The apartment I wanted was out there; all I needed to do was cast aside my doubt and reaffirm my faith in the belief that conscious creation would bring me what I was looking for.
The day after I underwent that shift, the apartment I wanted materialized. It was precisely what I sought. I went for it and quickly was approved for a lease.
This experience once again proved to me that anything is possible in conscious creation. I guess I just needed a reminder of its validity. Perhaps this was due to the magnitude of what I was seeking to manifest, since it arguably was more elaborate than anything I had ever attempted. To illustrate what I mean by that, the apartment is larger and has more amenities than my current home, it’s located in a better building in a better neighborhood, and it costs less than what I’m paying now. How’s that for hitting the jackpot? But then, if I’m as committed to conscious creation as I profess to be, should I really be surprised at the result?
By all rights, according to the prevailing wisdom, such a place shouldn’t exist. Yet it does. So how is that? Dumb luck? Remarkable coincidence? Good timing? If this were a case of only one or two of the desired elements being fulfilled, these more conventional arguments might hold water. But since this was an instance of a tailor-made laundry list of requirements and preferences being materialized, one that many would say goes beyond what’s “realistically” achievable, I have to believe that this is more than just sheer chance or happenstance. To me it speaks to one thing and one thing alone – the veracity of conscious creation as a means for effective manifestation.
In the end, this experience clearly reminded me of Get the Picture’s central message. It pointedly recalled the lessons of a number of the movies profiled in the book. For example, just as in “Lost Horizon” (Chapter 7), my recent experience shows how a seemingly unreachable goal indeed can be realized if we only allow it. Similarly, as in “Groundhog Day” (Chapter 5), it points out what can be attained through the continual refinement of probabilities, ultimately resulting in the desired outcome. And, as in the profoundly inspiring film “What Dreams May Come” (Chapter 9), it makes clear that thoughts really do become things when we put our mind to it, no matter how outlandish or improbable the sought-after manifestation might appear on the surface.
As readily as I make use of conscious creation as an approach to living, I still sometimes need to be reminded of the capabilities and of the beauty of this process. The search for my new residence was a prime example of this, an exercise in my own personal continuing conscious creation education. While this experience may have had its share of frustrations (ones that I admittedly built into the process), the rewards have been more than worth it. If nothing else, the renewed awareness of what can come out of the practice makes my enthusiasm for it more impassioned than ever.
P.S. Got a conscious creation story that reflects the lessons of the movies in Get the Picture? If so, I’d love to hear it and share it with readers of this page. Write me at brentmarchant@momentpoint.com. Thanks!
