Reader question: Do we create our realities or are we victims of circumstance?

Reader Question: "[Author] Gary Zukav says that we need to think of our experiences as not just something that happens to us but something we create. But can that be said of everything? This is what I don't understand. What happens when we are victims to rape, or slavery, or gossip. Did we set those things into motion some how?"

This is one of the most important things, in my view, for people to grasp in order for them to move towards being full-fledged deliberate creators. We are ALL responsible for EVERYTHING in our lives. All of the time. Things we label "good" as well as things we label "bad." Most often those things we find to be bad are simply the Universe's way of teaching us a lesson we needed to learn. If we can start to look at each experience in this neutral way and just accept what is, instead of condemning something as undesirable, we will begin to truly come into our own power.

So how would a good person be responsible for something horrendous happening in their life? This goes back to what I've explained in some of the older posts about how vibration is responsible for drawing all things into our lives. If a person fears being raped, for example, they are focused on the concept of rape and hold a lower, denser vibrational set point in regard to this topic. Since the Universe does not discriminate between what is wanted or not wanted, only the topic being thought about and vibrated by a person, it will always return in kind with more of the same. Hence, someone who didn't seem to "deserve" it, becomes the "victim" of rape.

I've seen this in action. One example is a family that is so fearful of intruders that they lock themselves away behind fences and gates. Even the children have picked up on this fear and get scared when someone rings the doorbell. The one time the gate is left open, guess who wanders in? A crazy homeless lady. How did she end up in their yard and not someone else's? She was a vibrational match to the exact thing they were fearing and trying to avoid. So you see, fear only functions to manifest the unwanted with a quickness. Same with worry.

When one begins to understand that each of us attracts everything in our experience vibrationally, it becomes more clear how unwanted situations can arise. We must accept full responsibility for everything that happens to us, since nothing but our own thoughts and feelings put us in a position to receive them. Even those poor souls who were the subject of torment during World War II, were, in a way, responsible for what happened to them. This is not to condemn them or say what happened was acceptable by any means. But there ARE people who made it out of the Nazi concentration camps alive. Think about what the difference is between those and the others who perished in the gas chambers. The movie "Life is Beautiful" depicts this wonderfully. It's all about your mental state.

Once you learn to control your thoughts at will, redirecting any fearful or negative thoughts into positive ones (mentioned earlier as "flipping your switch"), you begin to understand that we live in a benevolent Universe. You can remain ultimately safe in any circumstance as long as you have faith in this concept and learn to deliberately create your world with your thoughts and vibrations. People often witness what we call "miracles." I believe these miracles are simply Law of Attraction at work.

There is an idea Abraham-Hicks refers to as "vibrational escrow." Here is where space is being held for things a person attracted to themselves in the past. Whether you attracted them consciously or by default (not paying attention to your thoughts), these things will manifest. Sometimes people get frustrated when they've come to a place where they are aware of their thoughts and manifest many wanted things, and yet something unwanted still happens in their life. When this is the case, don't make yourself wrong! Just trust that there is a deeper necessity for this occurrence, in order for you to learn something. Look for the lesson and keep moving forward.

Playing the victim is just giving your power away to things or people outside of yourself. Step into your power by taking radical responsibility for everything you've created in your life! You will be rewarded in myriad ways, including feeling good! And feeling good is the basis of all good things. Follow your bliss and remember.... don't worry! Be happy!

New Series: Reader questions about Law of Attraction

I have been receiving a lot of questions lately, about how the Law of Attraction works. I've decided to address these questions in the following blog posts.

Today's LOA question:

What do people mean, exactly, when they refer to "the Universe?"

This term, Universe, which I take for granted, seemingly causes confusion with those who may have been brought up under a certain religion or with certain ideas regarding Creation and how the Earth came about. It hadn't occurred to me that others may have a harder time grasping the concept of what is included in "the Universe" and the power that it holds. Although I'm sure the word is used in various ways, I will do my best to explain how I understand it.

Let's begin with the common definition: The universe is defined as everything that physically exists: the entirety of space and time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum, and the physical laws and constants that govern them. However, the term universe may be used in slightly different contextual senses, denoting such concepts as the cosmos, the world or Nature.

Ok so now we have the whole broad concept of a unit which contains space, matter and time as well as energy. So basically everything. All of it. The beingness and the nonbeingness. Light. Dark. Warm. Cold. All ends of every spectrum. Everything that has ever happened and will happen, since the future is already included in this as well. All probabilities. Chance. Serendipities. The master plan. Anything anyone ever believed in. Ever. And everyone's dreams and aspirations.

This is quite a monstrous concept to wrap one's head around. But if we can get to this point, then we can start to ponder the physical laws and constants that govern the Universe. These are the laws such as the observable laws of nature- the theory of relativity, gravity, and causality. The one we are only beginning to hear of in the mainstream now is the Law of Attraction.

What is the Law of Attraction?
Wikipedia says this about it:
A more modern consensus among New Thought thinkers is that the Law of Attraction says people's thoughts (both conscious and unconscious) dictate the reality of their lives, whether or not they're aware of it. Essentially "if you really want something and truly believe it's possible, you'll get it", but putting a lot of attention and thought onto something you don't want means you'll probably get that too.

I figure Universe refers to All That Is, Creation, Source, God's Kingdom, etc. It has many names. It is the driving force behind life. It includes everything. Everything is one with it.

READER QUESTION: So, does this mean for one to believe in the universe they would have to believe in God? But it sounds like the universe is a seperate being or alive energy than God. How can that be?

Since "God" has essentially a different meaning to each person, it is quite difficult to explain something in relation to God. The way I see it, the Universe IS God. They are one and the same. When I say the word Source, it can also be used interchangeably with Universe. It can sometimes be an animated idea of an entity that does things or doesn't do things, like God would. Humans are one and the same as Universe- we are a physical manifestation of Source energy. Just as some say we are made in the likeness of God. So since we are really all one with every person and thing in our midst, since we all originated from the same expanding creational force, we are therefore not separate from God or the Universe. Sometimes we understand such concepts better when we pretend God is something outside of ourselves.

When we come across hard times and send out prayers, wishes, intentions, it seems easier to direct them at something that is separate from us. If we could really conceive the interconnectedness of everything in our world and out of it, we would simply recognize ourselves as the powerful entity to whom we should pray. This is the job of a lifetime, to adopt what some call Christ Consciousness. Recognize your true nature as a loving, benevolent Universe expressing itself in physical form.

READER QUESTION: May i ask, why you feel that [the Universe] is innately loving?

Contrary to most major organized religions, I believe that there is no actual source of darkness. I think that the Universe is created solely of vibrations like light, and when things seem to go wrong in life, this is simply the evidence of the degree to which we are blocking out the light. I feel Abraham-Hicks have done a superb job of explaining this in a way that makes sense to me. So, at the very beginning of our lives, we come into this world feeling blessed and knowing our true worth. We are the closest we will be to the loving, kind, high frequency, white light that is our Source until we leave this earth upon our death. Near death experiences have often revealed similar descriptions of such a divine sensation in the light.

Since frequencies can be categorized, one might call these vibrations "good" or "bad," however "high" and "low" are really more suitable. One frequency is not better than another. But, when we are talking about sending out vibrations that match those of things we would like to attract into our lives, we would tend to divide the types of outcomes into good or bad categories. Desirable and undesirable. High frequency things we desire are just ways for us to align ourselves, our deepest beings, with Source energy. Those things that make your heart sing. Think of a time when you were feeling very passionate, grateful or "in the zone". This is you, being your true self.

Our human bodies have sensors to help us recognize when we stray from our natural, joyful state of being. These are called emotions. Some say emotions are "energy-in-motion." Cute word plays aside, the point is that when you suddenly feel that tightness in your stomach or chest when someone says something causing you a low vibrational response- this is your guidance system. With some practice, you can learn to trust this tool and make wise decisions with it and find the path of least resistance.

Try this exercise: Sit quietly and think or say the word "hate" to yourself. Pay close attention to how your body feels. Each person has a different reaction, so get familiar with yours. Then think or say the word "love" to yourself. Do you feel a difference in your body? You can try with the words "true" and "false," or "good" and "bad" or make up your own. Try telling yourself a lie and seeing how your body reacts.

To wrap up, let's recap: The entirety of Creation, the Universe, originated from an energy source that only emitted high frequency vibrations and eventually expanded from thought to light to sound to matter (maybe not in that exact order.) This means everything and everyone is an extension of this positive, loving Source, or God. We are made in His likeness, leading me to believe that the part cannot be made of something different than the whole. Therefore, we and the rest of our Universe are innately good. Anne Frank believed this. I would have to agree.

I hope this entry has cleared up some of the cloudiness around this larger-than-life topic. Tune in soon for more questions and answers from the readers. Feel free to email me if you have anything you would like to me give my opinion on or discuss. =)

Be Well!

Margot

Join Me on the Positivity Pathway

Welcome to my new blog! Here I will be sharing with you different ways of aligning with your Higher Self to manifest whatever it is you desire.

I'll begin with a quick introduction. I am 28 (turning 29 on September 6!) and a Southern California native. I have been blessed to land on this part of the world, which has given me so many opportunities in life. Growing up in LA, I was 16 when I found the first book by Carlos Castaneda. It was on my mom's bookshelf- she happens to be a very well-read and spiritual lady. This started me down my new path of conscious development. I was thereby introduced to alternate realities and the power of thoughts. Totally fascinated by such ideas, I continued to read more and attend workshops by people like Barbara Marx Hubbard of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution and Alan Watts.

Back in 2003 I decided to finish my bachelor's degree by taking classes all day Saturday and Sunday for two years. I nearly had an emotional breakdown at the thought of losing my weekends for such a long time. It seemed like holding down my full-time job and going to school this way was going to be impossible. Then I got so stressed out, that when I was on my way to my 6pm class (mind you, I had gotten off work at 6pm and driven 30 minutes to get to school so I was rushing around like a mad woman), I manifested a minor car accident. I went to see a mentor of mine who taught me about Law of Attraction. She didn't call it that, but she did explain to me how focusing on something will attract more of it into one's reality. I took this and ran with it. It made total sense to me, since I had always believed I could control things with my mind since I was a small child. (I remember sitting at traffic lights trying to turn them green with my thoughts and not wanting to talk about earthquakes for fear I would cause one- which actually happened once!)

By the time I was out of college, I finally learned how to reprogram my mind in regard to limiting thoughts that were holding me back. One tricky one for me was around the area of wealth. My parents grew up during WWII and the Great Depression, and had adopted a serious lack mentality (God bless 'em.) This was inadvertently handed down to me, and I grew up thinking one had to work hard to get by, that we were "upper middle class" and that's where I would stay, and that money didn't grow on trees. One day I finally learned that all this was not necessarily so. I had what it takes to get myself off of the paycheck to paycheck grind with all the anxiety it entailed. I'm proud to announce I actually have some money saved, I don't bounce checks anymore and I rarely pay an overdraft fee these days.

During the years to follow, my relationships also improved. I used to attract very volatile and codependent love relationships. Each one I've had since high school has been markedly better. I'm still using contrast (identifying what I don't want) to refine my desire, and feel I'm closer than ever to the true love I always dreamed about having.

A few years ago I was introduced to Abraham-Hicks and the channeled messages about how to deliberately create your world. Mom and I attended one of their seminars a little while back and were both very impressed. I find that channeled information, whether in books or on CD's or otherwise always seems to focus on exactly what I needed to know. One of my favorite authors of channeled information is Sanaya Roman. I highly recommend her whole series of books.

These days, I find I'm manifesting things without giving them a second thought, so it feels like something has shifted. I'm opening myself up to all life has to offer, and love sharing my ideas about this with others. This blog is my way of reaching the people who are ready for this information and interested in what I have to say. Many have seen the movie The Secret and are beginning to understand that we have greater power than we ever thought possible. You can transform your life, and it's just a matter of letting go of negative thoughts and beliefs and replacing them with good ones. Using your emotions as an indicator of your vibrational level and point of attraction is a sure way to head down the Positivity Pathway. So let's go!