FOURSTEPSFORCREATIVEVISUALISATIONTakenfrom“CreativeVisualization”byShaktiGawain

1. SETYOURGOAL

Decideonsomethingyouwantfromanyareaofyourlife.Itisbesttostartwithagoalthatisfairlyeasytobelievein,thatyoufeelispossibletorealizeinthenearfuture.Thiswillallowlessnegativeresistanceasyouarelearningtheprocess.Later,withmorepractice,youcantakeonmorechallenginggoals

2. CREATEACLEARIDEAORPICTURECreateamentalpictureexactlyasyouwantittobeandthinkofitinthepresenttenseasalreadyexistingthewayyouwantittobe.Includeasmanydetailsasyoucan.

3. FOCUSONITOFTENBringyourideaormentalpicturetomindoften,bothinquietmeditationperiodsandalsocasuallythroughoutthedaywhenyouhappentothinkofit.Itbecomesanintegratedpartofyourlifeandmorerealforyou.Focusonitclearly,yetinalight,gentleway.It’simportantnottofeellikeyouarestrivingtoohardorputtinganexcessiveamountofenergyintoit.

4. GIVEITPOSITIVEENERGYAsyoufocusonyourgoal,thinkaboutitinapositive,encouragingway.Makestrongpositivestatementstoyourselfthatitexists,thatishascomeoritiscomingnow.Seeyourselfreceivingorachievingit.Usetheseaffirmationstopracticegettingthefeelingthatwhatyoudesireisrealandpossible.NOTERememberthatgoalscanchangebeforetheyarerealized,sodon’tprolongtheprocess,asitmightbetimeforyoutolookatwhatyouwantagain.Itisperfectlynaturaltohaveagoalchange,sodon’tfeelyouhave“failed”butinsteadacknowledgethatyouarenolongerfocusingonthepreviousgoal.Itiscommontoachievethingswehavedesiredbutforgettonoticewehavesucceeded.Makesureyougiveyourselfsomeappreciationforwhatyouhaveachieved.Celebrateyourselfformakingprogressbysharingthiswithothersorrewardingyourselfinsomeway.Ithelpstoreinforcethesuccess.