I very much relate to the concepts of Higher Self and Lower Self (or Soul and personality), and see both as distinct from (though an expression of) the Universe/Source.

I agree that “I” (Lower Self) do not control absolute reality. I often find myself in circumstances or with people that definitely cause “me” (Lower Self) to say “I definitely do not want, and did NOT choose, THIS!!”

Deep down, however, I realize that the larger aspect of myself – my Higher Self – brings me the exact situations appropriate for my growth, and that I am engaged in life with others who have their own experiences and lessons to live in this life. These allow me to evolve my responses to what happens.

I (Lower Self) cannot control others or their reality (nor at this stage in my life do I want to). I can influence my part of any interaction, however, and my desire is to manage to the best of my ability my responses and reactions to whatever happens. My desire is also to be in tune with my Higher Self and align with it to the greatest extent I can, allowing it to express through my Lower Self/personality to contribute something of higher value to the world.

As for Law of Attraction tools, teachers and teachings, I know firsthand a lot of people who have put the principles of The Secret into practice with amazing results and others with little or no results. Why is that? As far as I have observed, it goes back to what you said toward the end of your post.

The people with the best results seem to have made that heart connection within themselves, wherein the results they seek to manifest in using these tools are inspired and coming from a deeper or higher place within them. Rhonda Byrne herself clearly had an inspired intention behind producing The Secret and her application of the Laws produced spectacular results.

Others with little or no results seem to be guided more by the Lower Self with little or no purpose or meaning behind the desired manifestations other than to puff up the ego or keep up with the Joneses. I wouldn’t necessarily say that explains every single case I’ve ever seen, but it’s an observable pattern I’ve noticed.

As I see it, the people with whom we share this world (and this conversation) are at different levels of personal and global awareness/consciousness, and therefore teachers, teachings and “truth” itself will appear different at different times. I can simply look at my own life to see how that has been the case.

I have also noticed how I can look at the same situation and see totally different aspects of it depending on the mindset I am in. Often a situation or person that appears challenging before I exercise, for example, can look completely different and easier to handle to me after I exercise.

In that way, I certainly have control over how I respond to reality as it shows up for me. My ability to respond in a higher way changes the outcome (Canfield’s equation). Knowing this increasingly helps me to tackle some of life’s greater challenges rather than run and hide from them.

Thanks for the thought-provoking discussion!

Lisa

The separation of “Higher Self” (or I AM) and “Lower Self” has always bugged me to tell the truth and I am aware that it had it’s first advent in human consciousness in the lexicon of Helena Blavatsky’s Theosophist cosmological paradigm.

A number of prominent spiritual teachers of non-duality ( or Advaita as it’s called in India, although it is present in Buddhism and other spiritual traditions of the world both ancient and recent) including Krishnamurti (who defected from the Theosophical Society in his search for the truth), Ramana Maharshi and Nisargadatta Maharaj have often pointed out the absurdity of this division between a higher self anda lower self.

That is the liberated viewpoint with which I came into “Manifestation Land” and it made perfect sense to me, so I have some problem with your explanation to be honest.

What I also discovered & experienced for a time through the dedicated spiritual practise of Self Enquiry ( or who am I? who is experiencing this?) many years back was that by coming to rest in abidance as my True Self all my desires spontaneously manifested (referred to in ancient sanskrit jargon as “chintamani” or the Self as “Wish-fulfilling gem that grants its possessor all desires”). I guess at the time I was foolish enough to leave that state of grace (although I’ve forgiven myself since lol).

This is well documented in “Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi”, one of the great sages of the 20th century, who although living in the context of Indian culture and tradition was remarkably down-to-earth and understandable in a direct and no-nonsense fashion about his experience of reality and the universe.

However thanks for the exquisite explanation..and you’re quite right, the metaphor of Mulder and Scully definitely applies to you both..keep on keepin’ on ..;)

Btw here’s a mind expanding observation to consider: in 1 cubic centimeter of space there is enough energy to power the entire earth for a whole day ( ZPF — Zero Point Field)

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Hi Khurram,

It’s simple… we are made up of a “tripod” (my expression) of physical, spiritual and mental being. Mind-body-spirit, all inter-connected yet different, and all three legs of the tripod need to be strong for it to stand.

The physical is the body that changes from lifetime to lifetime, is “born” and “dies”. Mine is called “Heather” in this life, had a different name in the last life, and will have another name in the next. That’s the “Lower Self” (also my expression).

The spiritual is the “Higher Self”. The unseen part that continues from one life to the next. That part of me is NOT named “Heather”.

The mental is like a bridge, and encompasses aspects of both.

cheers
Heather

Blessings to you and your baby and everyone else at all — human & non human

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Yes… “love”, according to Dr. John Demartini, is what our Universe is made up of (another word for the energy, or consciousness, that comprises everything we see, hear, feel and touch here).

One of his quotes is: “There’s only love, all else is illusion.”

That’s why love (which is not “an emotion” but contains ALL emotions, according to Dr. D.) is such a powerful manifesting tool.

And thank you so much for the blessings for us, and little Konan!

cheers
Heather

Your posts are very insightful & challenging please keep it up.
A little over a year ago I posted a reply on one of your blog entries about the biggest coverup in the history of humanity (which David Icke addresses in his latest newsletter), namely the suppression by governments worldwide for well over 50 years, particularly the United States government, of contact with extraterrestrial civilizations ( of which there have been documented to be 57 species who regularly have had contact with earth governments) & their possession of advanced reverse engineered scalar technologies that exploit the so-called Zero Point Field (ZPF) — technologies that could rid our planet of poverty, environmental pollution & dependence on fossil fuels.

Funnily enough at the time you jokingly referred o yourselves as the Mulder & Scully of manifestation lol

The information about this can be accessed when you google the Disclosure Project, AERO, CSETI and the Orion Project, which is involved in R&D and proliferation of said new Free Energy technologies, all initiated by Dr. Steven Greer, who not so long ago released a book called Forbidden Truth Hidden Knowledge.

This ties in well don’t you think with your discoveries about the”bigger picture” and is certainly worth a critical look by anyone I would say.

Bravo for your observations about manifestation especially Heart Manifestation. Another one of the shibboleths propagated by the “manifestation elite” as you call them is the superiority of the mind and the underestimation of the intelligence of the heart, and i do mean the physical organ.The work of Dr. Paul Pearsall & Heart Math are particularly worth studying in this respect, if you haven’t already come across them.

This radical view of manifestation has already been well expounded by luminaries & trailblazers as Arnold Patent — “the Roger Bannister of manifestation” (Roger Bannister is the first man to run a four minute mile), Carnelian Sage ( The Greatest Manifestation Secret of All), and Paul Bauer. Another interesting vice in Manifestation Land is that of Leo Foster who has alsobeen sharp in his critique of many gurus and mentors.

Your observation in the post above about the Higher Self is rather unclear.My experience of the Higher Self is that it it is a direct conduit to the “Universe /Creator” and always has been ( it is variously been referred to throughout history an in religious & spiritual traditions as the Guardian Angel, Spirit Guide, Inner Guru/Self or Daimon), and so I would say yes , if you choose to stay connected you will inevitably experience that “the Universe wants to give you everything you desire”.

Very interesting insights about the “Higher Self” can be gleaned from reading accounts of NDEs ( Near Death Experiences) and OBEs (Out of Body Experiences), one of the most well documented of which is that of
Mellen- Thomas Benedict.

This might assist us incarnated humans to get a better understanding of the Bigger Picture aswell as help us to become aware of the mechanics that underlie the bridges between the seen & the unseen — imho spirit and matter are literally one, as I intuit you are also attempting to say — and also help us to rid ourselves of the vagueness surrounding this whole subject that has been proliferated by the whole New Age & New Thought Movement — in short everyone what Higher Self, Creator Spirit etc is, what it can do for you and how to facilitate a sound and efficient working connection. something like a spiritual handbook we all receive when we get here so we don’t need to get lost go looking outside for answers the whole time following this that or the other mentor or guru.

I have had a background of study and experiences for many years in the world of eastern and western teachings of non-duality with a number of “heavyweights” in this realm of “hardcore spirituality”; and my discoveries were astounding if not shocking & disillusioning (as above so below )..abuse, violence, corruption, lies, deception all in the name of spiritual truth and the cultic adoration of one or other often self-styled guru. I have come out in one piece and without any scars ( the ones I had are healing fast thank god).

However it has led me to question any and all self proclaimed authorities but never before thoroughly checking thir philosophy and teachings which of course would not be possible unless I followed with full gusto.

So every time I temporarily suspended my disbelief and 100% took on what they were selling only to realize that it wasn’t working for me and realizing in frustration that however I tried to rearrange the jigsaw puzzle it never would, and felt duped.

This was I know know intuitively a process of becoming spiritually mature and standing up for and living according to my own personal truth based as much as possible on my firsthand experience and critical evaluation of the experiences of others.

Congratulations on your baby..:) The presence of a new consciousness (something/someone from nothing or apparently nowhere is a veritable koan isn’t it ?) wiil I’m sure help you both to grow and expand in ways you had never thought possible and bring fresh new experiences and insights .I hope so for you.

Btw quit knocking HOPE..it’s a valuable part of the whole spectrum of the emotional pallette, and your comment is imo simply the product of “spiritual hypermasculinity” ( a component of the overall trend of masculine mind over heart supremacy in human culture on our planet in this day and age),which I have personally come across in the lives of “great realizers and adepts the like of which the world has never before seen (sic)…oh Holy Master,I adore thee unquestioningly for the Light doth verily shine out of your every blessed protuberance & orifice, you are the One “. Ken Wilber knows who I mean

L,P,A Infinitely
K

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Hi Khurram,

You say:

“Your observation in the post above about the Higher Self is rather unclear.My experience of the Higher Self is that it it is a direct conduit to the “Universe /Creator” and always has been ( it is variously been referred to throughout history an in religious & spiritual traditions as the Guardian Angel, Spirit Guide, Inner Guru/Self or Daimon), and so I would say yes , if you choose to stay connected you will inevitably experience that “the Universe wants to give you everything you desire”.”

But what we’re saying is that, although the Higher Self is CONNECTED to the Universe (as is everything else, we’ve gone over this several times in this series of posts), the Higher Self is NOT the Universe.

Your Higher Self is steering your boat for you while you’re here. So yes, your Higher Self wants certain things for you (which may not be what YOU, Lower Self, “desires”, by the way… your Higher Self might want “You” to learn certain lessons by being mugged, having someone close to you “die”, losing everything you own, etc… certainly not what the “Lower Self”, or “You” the way most people think of it, wants or desires).

As above, so below… the Higher Self guides and the Lower Self experiences.

As below, so above… the Lower Self thinks/feels/does certain things, and the Higher Self facilitates the delivery of the results from the Universe, regardless of whether it fits in with the “big plan” or not.

(I believe it’s possible for your Lower Self to spend an entire lifetime not ever achieving or experiencing what “You” came here to do; and once you pass over and have a little laugh about it — that would be your Higher Self at that point — it might be time to come back and try again, as a different Lower Self “You”. That’s why it’s so gratifying to actually tap into our mission and purpose here on earth.)

But regardless of what the Higher Self wants for “You” to experience here, the Universe as a whole does not “want” anything for you. It simply delivers, based on universal laws, according to what and how you’re vibrating, whether you want it or not.

BTW we didn’t “jokingly” refer to ourselves as the Fox Mulder of Manifestation and the Dana Scully of Success… we feel those are apt metaphors for what we do, which is somewhat unique in the “spiritual development” arena.

cheers
Heather

God’s blessings to both of you and the Baby.

You said, “the so-called Manifesting Mentor Elite” have been touting the idea, “outside circumstances don’t affect your ability to create your own reality,..”

That’s not the message I get. The one I get is, ‘outside circumstances don’t DETERMINE your ability to create your own reality.” I’m sure you discern the difference.

Can you pinpoint who was it that said what you said they said? Was it Jack Canfield? Abraham-Hicks?

You go on to say: “the RESULT of what you see in the physical always has a mutually-inclusive metaphysical (unseen) counterpart to it,” and “experienced reality is created by perception of reality.”

If by this you mean, “each individual’s experienced reality is created by each individual’s perception of reality,” then I agree.

But if that’s what you’re saying then, I don’t see how Jack Canfield or A-H have said anything conrtrary or conflicting.

You go on to say the universe is not emotional and, “is completely mechanical in its response to you,” and then, you say it’s BS that ““it wants for you what you want for yourself.”

I believe the Universe responds mechanically, just as you say. I believe that’s exactly WHY we can rely on Universal Principles or Laws.

But I also believe the Source or Creator of the Universe DOES want for us what we want for ourselves. How else can we explain our seemingly innate desires to experience love, or peace, or well being, etc.? Are you saying these desires are arbitrary, and not linked back to an Intelligent Loving Source, or they are not God-Inspired, or God-imbued in us?

Why do we experience the fundamental desires for inner peace, love, well being, meaning, fulfillment or happiness? Are you saying these desires arbitrary? If not, then where do they ‘come from’?

I know you wanted me to read and respond to the 2nd part of your article, and I did read it, but I went back reading the first part, to get a better reference for where you were coming from, and when I went back and re-read the first part, this is as far as I could get,… for now.

Phil

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Hi Phil,

Did you miss the part about Jack Canfield’s E+R=O formula? We’re not lumping him in with those who talk about creating our reality 100%, so most of your comment here is irrelevant in that respect.

Yes, your paraphrase of “each individual’s experienced reality is created by each individual’s perception of reality” is correct. And again, Jack did NOT say anything contrary or conflicting… although Abraham-Hicks may have, but I don’t have all their quotes of all time at my finger-tips so I can’t tell you for sure.

As for which teachers “may have” said what we’re saying some teachers do say — we do not wish to name anyone here as being the “bad guy”. It’s up to our readers to decide if their mentors of choice do in fact give the message we’re talking about or not. If not, cool… but if they do, we’re asking them to take that with a grain of salt and investigate further (which we’re hoping we’ve helped them to do with this post).

As for the Universe responding mechanically, yes… that is exactly why Universal laws work, and you can’t change that fact whether you’re manifesting what you WANT or what you DON’T WANT. But we don’t agree that there is a Creator “outside” of The Universe… “The Universe” IS what others call “the Creator”, “the Source”, “God”, etc. It’s all one and the same, just different names for the same force.

So no, “The Creator” doesn’t want specific things for us that are contrary to what we focus on (again, whether that be what we WANT or what we DON’T WANT, which is where conscious creation takes place… manifesting what we WANT specifically, so we don’t end up with what we DON’T WANT).

However, your Higher Self does guide you with love and desire for you to achieve whatever you came here to achieve. So perhaps you’re feeling guidance from your Higher Self and misinterpreting that as “The Creator” or “The Universe”.

Hope that helps,
Heather

For example, I believe most people are blind-sided by mass media, religions and governments’ agendas. Mass media even has a saying, “If it bleeds, it leads,” meaning, bad news sells. So, they put out tons of bad news and don’t care if it triggers stress in a lot of people. (They reason, people don’t have to watch, as if that clears them.) And advertisers know that if they hook people with the idea that their product is going to give them emotional fulfillment, people will buy. And gov’ts know how to indoctrinate people to march off to wars, without any idea what they’re really fighting for.

Why else do so many people buy so much junk that they don’t really need, or willingly send the ones they love the most to fight in wars? Or even, why do mothers yell at their children, those individuals that they care most about in all the world? Why else to people willingly create debts that virtually make them slaves to their jobs?

But none of these ‘externals’ ultimately determine the quality of a person’s life, because, ultimately, none of them can force us to think like they want us to – IF – we have awareness.

So, I agree with Jack Canfield and others who say we are 100% responsible for our lives. Or, here’s how Abraham-Hicks puts it.

“You are the only one who creates your reality. For, no one else can think for you. No one else can do it. It is only you. Every bit of it you.”

Phil

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[ REPLY ] – Phil, before you assume we’ve “missed the mark,” scoot your brain on over to Part 2 of this series: http://www.lwlworldwide.com/blog/part-2-manifestings-grand-conspiracy/

Jack, as we clearly pointed out in Part #1, DOES believe we CAN control our OUTSIDE circumstances – the outcome of various people’s intermingled realities ( Part 2 – link above – expands on this ). Abraham Hicks likes shooting out the same feel-good, me-too, you-can-do-it, easy-on-the-emotions, status-quo rhetoric that we CAUTION our readers not to easily let “soak in” without putting on the critical-thinking cap.

What we can and can NOT control, indeed ( as you said ), depends on our “awareness.” That’s the $64,000 rub, however. See how to make it all work by reading Part #2

Talk of the grand conspiracy!

And method of learning of the grand conspiracy is another notch issue. It is not by scratching the universe but by billowing in it, by being buoyed up in it, towards its source.

Akin,
Nigeria.