1. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
Here, you need to consider what you want vs. what you don’t want and you need to be able to distinguish between the form and the essence.
Instead of focusing on what you don’t want, it’s important to focus on WHAT YOU DO WANT to experience, because your subconscious mind says “YES” to whatever you focus on and put your energy into. If you don’t want illness focus on perfect health, if you don’t want lack, focus on abundance, if you don’t want to experience stress, focus on experiencing peace, you get the idea….
Sometimes people focus on the physical feeling rather than the essence. If you desire to create or attract a specific thing into your life, ask yourself what feeling do you believe this thing would give you. By focusing on the “essence” of what you want, you expand your options.
You may find that there are many other ways to experience that desired feeling even now, and by experiencing that feeling now, you further open yourself to attract the thing you desire.
Many times we chase certain things, only to discover that they didn’t give us the feeling we expected to get by having them. And even if the thing you originally had it mind does indeed bring you the desired feeling, this process may bring you further insight into many different ways to enrich your life, to open yourself to many different opportunities that will allow you to experience even more of that desired feeling.
2. KNOW IT’S YOURS
Once you know what you want, imagine and FEEL that you already have it. Engage as many of your senses as you can and while in a trance state (in a state of hypnosis) vividly imagine yourself as if you are already enjoying the desired state, thing, circumstances. You may also re-live your life, in your mind, imagining that you have always had this resource, quality, thing you’d like to experience.
The whole point of the “depth” of hypnosis is to allow you to put your conscious mind and the awareness of the outer world aside, long enough that you are able to fully experience your desired experience as REAL for you NOW.
It is good to remember that your subconscious mind does not distinguish between what is outside of you, what you may interpret as “real” and what you experience only in the realm of your mind. The subconscious mind concludes that something is REAL, if it FEELS REAL to YOU in this very moment.
3. REMOVE THE WEEDS
Successful self-hypnosis is very much like planting seeds. Have you ever sat near a soccer match and thought something along the lines “I bet that ball is going to hit me in the head” and 2 minutes following that thought the ball comes smacking you right in the face? You decide what you would like to grow, you plant the seeds by imagining and feeling that you already have the desired outcome. You don’t have to concern yourself with how the plant is going to grow, it is endowed with intelligence to fulfill its purpose. What you do need to do is pull out the weeds if you notice any.
When you plant seeds of your outcome in your subconscious mind, your doubts, fears, anxieties, conflicting beliefs etc. are weeds you have to remove. If you believe that it is impossible for you to reach your goal, but you just want to try it, forget about it, it’s not going to work. Doubt is simply the wall dividing you from reaching your every desire.
If the goal seems too overwhelming, cut it down into smaller, achievable goals, goals you believe are attainable for you now. The only thing that matters is what you believe it’s possible for you to achieve. Believe and you shall receive. Sometimes people look for “proofs” and assurance outside of themselves, asking other people for their opinions as to whether something is possible or not, yet this only tells their subconscious minds that they are still filled with doubt, they don’t really believe that they can experience the results they desire, so they usually don’t reach the goal. The best place to look for “proofs” when using your subconscious mind is in your own experiences by conducting your own experiments. There is a way to get and create anything you ever wanted to create through the power of your mind. However to overcome your own limitations you either have to have limitless faith, or even better, to do some research and gain understanding why YOU CAN be or have whatever it is you set your heart upon. This also brings me to the POWER OF DECISION. If you have ever DECIDED to experience something and if you can recall how that feels, you may become aware that at such times your mind was fully focused on your GOAL and even though you might have been aware of possible obstacles on the road, they have not prevented you in reaching your outcome. You believed you could jump over the hurdles and you did so. When you truly DECIDE that you want something, you “cut yourself off” of any other possibility and you COMMIT yourself to having the experience you truly want.
You may be already familiar with a poem by Goethe:
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets:
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!”
4. TRUST
This is probably the hardest step for most people, and it may take some practice to totally and completely trust in the wisdom and power of your mind, universe, God, your Higher Self, whatever term you like to use, to be able to bring into your experience what you asked for.
You may notice that sometimes when you think about something and then you completely forget about it, not even giving it a second thought whether it’s going to pass or not, the thing you thought about, just happens. That’s because you have spontaneously let go, by forgetting about it, your subconscious mind was able to take over and create that experience in your life. I say this is the universe working it’s part when in alignment.
Other times you may feel that you want or need something really badly, so badly, that you can’t let it go, and as much as you want it, you are not allowing it to manifest for you.
When something is really important to you and you have no idea where it is going to come from, trusting may feel as if you were walking on a a thin rope. With practice, it does get much easier.
Giving gratitude, expressing gratitude for what you need and or desire as if you have already received it will help you to get your mind in alignment with what you desire, and keep it focused on your goal.
You can thank your subconscious mind, your unconscious mind, the universe, or whatever you like to refer to the power and intelligence within and all around you that is able to bring into manifestation every one of your desires.
5. KNOW WHEN THE UNIVERSE DELIVERS
Sometimes what you ask for may come into your life in a slightly different form than what you envisioned. It is important to notice and acknowledge that what you asked for has in some form manifested for you.
The universe delievers what we are ready and opened for. Things just don’t fall from the sky, being in alignment in the huge part in manefestation but we have to do out foot work too. being very specific and what you are trying to manifest is really important. perhaps you are in a money situation and need to pay rent, it’s important that you specify with your subconscious mind exactly what it is you need. Is it 500$ is it 2000$. Be specific and going back to feeling, feel the money in your hands, be in the moment while handing this money or check to your landlord. brush the worries away, know and believe. sometimes the universe delievers in other ways, as money does not fall from the sky, you may recieve this money in a way you didn’t expect such as a odd job, finding it on the ground or perhaps a reletive has come into some money who offers to help. Listen to the universe and accepts its signs and give gratitude. we must work together with the universe.
Now if your desire came out in a smaller form that is okay too, the universe delievers you what you are opened and ready for recieving. It’s not the time to give up, but to know that what you desire or even something better is on its way.
You may also want to re-examine your beliefs, doubts, worries, insecurities, feelings that may be hindering and feeding into thoughts like you don’t quite deserve what you asked for, that it would be too good for you, or perhaps that after all, you don’t really want what you asked for.
Remember that your outer world experiences only reflect what’s in your mind, so if you don’t like what you’re experiencing, all you need to do is change the way you think about it. If you expect only the best in life, your outer world experiences will reflect this.
Interesting post. I used to practice self hypnosis years ago but not done for a while
I found this to be very well written. Very informative.
Nice post and inspiring