The Law of Abundance

[celticmodes]

Do you visualize a pension plan and dental benefits with this job, Merlyn?

Spit out coffee laughing on this one. Being older, I would definitely include dental/pension/senior care

[Merlyn]

I should work on that DJ,
Seems having any security in our future is a mind over matter thing.
The law of abundance as I see it isn't about attracting it to myself. That to me is a very narrow and tiny thought, a micro blip in the cosmic galaxy of life itself.
That sort of magic is directly against my own goals really, though I can see how someone might think it is a good goal. It is a disappointment to think in terms of drawing abundance to myself and neglect to do so for all.

The world is full of self serving souls intent on visualizing their own wealth and thus draining the world of resource and vitality to attain self centered goals of comfort and wealth.

Abundance to me is the entire family of life, the scope and breath of all that is nature, and my own visualization is inclusive to this. To even mention this has gotten some rather stark responses, ones that sadden me; that to open my circle to all that is life, just isn't magical. But I strongly disagree, and as the self serving religions reap the earth and the souls, kindle the intents of subjugation, insist on their be-all attitude and are exclusive to the extent of making all others "non-believers" "gentiles" or subservient. And I see the desperate condition of the earth, the disgusting pollution and all created by this "personal wealth" goal.

I see the true magic of abundance is really to visualize a vital and rich family of life, a thriving nature and earth, and to me THAT is abundance and what my magic has and will always be for.

Merlyn,

[celticmodes]

I just watched Avatar again last night in 3D with my son who hadn't seen it. What I really liked about the movie is that it is a perfect illustration of the above views. The take-all, use-all, step-on-anyone-anything-in-the-way vs. the wisdom of the native humanoids. I don't know that we'll ever reach the Navi state of being as a race but it is a goal I work towards personally.

[wyeuro]

But then there is a magical aspect to it also. When I was looking to move away from the city and wanted a completely different lifestyle, she had me make a map. One of the photographs we chose was a one room white church in the middle of a field. There was something special about the "vibration" coming off the picture. When I did decide where I was going to live we drove past that church. It was the church, not one that looked like it. 1/2 a country away.

wow!

[Merlyn]

I find that there is a very real connection from us we too often ignore.
Our connection to so much that is abundant is often missed, and like the most simple things, we need only open ourselves to opportunity. Seeing options when things seem at their worst is difficult, as we have trouble visualizing when we are stressed. But I have learned that the greatest positive potentials are always all around us, and even more so when we are in what we think is a bad time in our life.

The Law of Abundance can be finding way to just let it happen. Turning what seems like a debt into cash, as example.
The Earth Dragon guards the riches, as the Fire Dragon transforms us.

Too often we are stuck between the lofty ideas of the Air Dragon and the Emotionally charged stress of the Water Dragon and fail to move ahead.
This back & forth of "head in the clouds" and "Too deeply stressed emotion" stalemates our life too often, when we should really recognize how quickly and easily getting off this road and onto the road to change and wealth really is, by centering ourself just long enough to make it happen.

Merlyn

[wyeuro]

Too often we are stuck between the lofty ideas of the Air Dragon and the Emotionally charged stress of the Water Dragon and fail to move ahead.

well, merlyn, now that you put it in terms like that, terms a dragon person can well understand, i think these words describe my current predicament with almost alarming synchronicity.

i've been getting a lot out of this discussion. it's changing my viewpoint in really exciting ways.

[Merlyn]

Hi wyeuro,
We love all the dragons just the same as we are bound to love and protect all in our family and the family of life.
Our dragons remind us to keep moving, and stop looking back

We can decide what we want to do, and then do it. the balance and our direction is up to us.
It has been a good subject with lots of good ideas from everyone, I agree.
It has made me think about things I might have not, and more.

In light,
Merlyn

[treegod]

We can decide what we want to do, and then do it. the balance and our direction is up to us.

Sounds a bit like the Law of Action

It has been a good subject with lots of good ideas from everyone, I agree.
It has made me think about things I might have not, and more.

I'll carry on with these Laws then

And yes, it has provoked and stimulated some very interesting ideas, even if I do say so myself

[echoe]

I think the problem with the "Law of Abundance" is that "visualisation" needs to be defined.

Somehow I feel it's unrealistic to sit back on the haunches and visualise an employer coming and knocking on your door, and a lottery (without purchasing the ticket) being awarded to you. Somewhere in the visualisation there must be action, no?

Action requires more narrowing of choice than does visualisation. (geez, I'm having a hard day, my z's and s's are mixing up again, kind of like my frenglish.) We can visualize a lot, but we can't act upon everthing due to time constraints physical constraints, etc. And what of the fallacy of visualizing picking up a boulder of 10,000 ibs? I'll admit that maybe there's a possiblity, but does visualization mean that everyone who visualizes it will thus achieve it? And I'm SURE plenty of people visiualize making tons of money, and with FULL hearted belief, but that doesn't bring them to it, nor does it lead to successfully keeping it.

There's a church of that belief. The Law of Abundance. It will actually drum OUT members who have outright appearance of anything they deem to be wrong, because that must mean the person is not a believer. A friend of mine was drummed out because she did not visualize enough having her vision made whole again by Jesus.

It's a dangerous trap to fall into, Because if you don't achieve your goals, that must mean you fail as a person in visualisation. Without accounting for a heck of a lot in life, it places FULL responsibility upon the "non-believer." I had nothing to do with earthquakes, but they sure killed a lot of people. Is that the fault of those who didn't visualize stable fault lines? Is that the fault of those who were killed? Is that the fault of angry Gods?

Having said all that, I fully believe people can achieve what they choose to. The only obstacle to one's goals is oneself. (A general saying that I could pick apart right there with all that I've said above.) But that to me, means you've got to work hard to achieve what you wish to achieve.

I've achieved a hell of a lot in my life, that many people would not achieve, against all odds and against all scientific observation (that's for Drood. <grin>) But In no way did I just sit on my rear and let it come to me. I had to work for it. I had to determine whether or not it was important to me to achieve and I had to really want it, because any time I faltered, I found that I must not really want it or I'd see it through.

[treegod]

Somehow I feel it's unrealistic to sit back on the haunches and visualise an employer coming and knocking on your door, and a lottery (without purchasing the ticket) being awarded to you. Somewhere in the visualisation there must be action, no?

Right.

I've achieved a hell of a lot in my life, that many people would not achieve, against all odds and against all scientific observation (that's for Drood. <grin>) But In no way did I just sit on my rear and let it come to me. I had to work for it. I had to determine whether or not it was important to me to achieve and I had to really want it, because any time I faltered, I found that I must not really want it or I'd see it through.

There's a quote somewhere that I like...

“On this planet, we are probably the creatures most capable of perceiving and responding to God’s vision of a different, better world. God’s primary avenue for liberation is through responsive human hearts. We can wait for supernatural miracles, or we can roll up our sleeves with God and get to work.” C. Robert Mesle

(geez, I'm having a hard day, my z's and s's are mixing up again, kind of like my frenglish.)

There's British English then there's American English. Americans spell "ise" words how they sound (with a z) and us English have to go and copmplicate the English language further

It's bad enough that a lot of English is not spelt how it sounds (I have the misfortune to have a surname with O-U-G-H in it "Mr Broo...Brow...Bro..." "Bruff!")

Spanish is good, almost all words are spelt how they sound. And French, even if the spelling is a bit weird (says le boeuf) it's still consistently pronounced!

And je parlez un poco Frespañglish

And another quote: "English is a simple yet hard language. It consists entirely of foreign words pronounced wrongly." Kurt Tucholsky (Inglish is a simpul yet hard langwij. It consists entyrlee ov forayn words pronownst ronglee.)

[echoe]

LOL. Well, I have a tendency to lapse back into French when I'm speaking Spanish with friends as well, they usually laugh at me as I've said a word they don't know, but it's so darn similar to Spanish I ask how they couldn't figure it out! LOL. Then again, it's not always the same meaning. Gato and Gateau should not both be put in the refrigerator.

I used to live in New Zealand as well, and that was during my schooling years. I had an English professor who was murder on me for having spent years using the "z" instead of the "s" so I had to ask someone else to read my papers to catch the "z's" (and yes, that double meaning was meant! LOL)

I have a teeny tiny bit of Italian and German, enough to probably either get me free beer at the bar, or land me in jail. Possibly both. <grin>

But yes, I will always champion anyone's vision, and anyone's hard work, and I'll even pitch in if I'm wanted. But I've seen the lazy version of expecting things to come to you too, and a lot of anger on the parts of people who feel they "deserve" things they haven't earned or worked for.

I love words, and languages, and learn every day about base meanings and pronunciations. Even the french have words that fall off the rule, and holy cow, try having a conversation about liquor being good for the body and the heart. Liqueur est bon pour le corps et le coeur. phhhhhtttt. I don't think I ever had my in-laws in more cahoots than that day. And I missed Beaucoup a few times too, pronouncing it: beau cou, or beau cul. whoops.