Affirmations & Reprogramming

Radical Reprogramming And Absolute Affirmations
The Power Of Aligning Thought, Intention, Action, And Voice With Truth

Written by Devon Love

Love After Love
The time will come when,
With elation,
You will greet yourself arriving
At your own door, in your own mirror,
And each will smile at the other’s welcome,

And say, sit here, Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
To itself, to the stranger who has loved you

All your life, whom you ignored
For another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

The photographs, the desperate notes,
Peel your image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
—Derek Walcott

Introduction
Poems can be life affirming, and Love After Love is a beautiful example. Remembering how to affirm life is
the focus of this course. So what does this mean?
Webster’s (1983) defines affirmation as “The act of affirming” and “To assert as valid or confirmed.” Affirm is
defined as “validate, confirm,” and “to state positively.”
Why would we have to affirm life? Are we not validated by our existence? Why do poems such as the
one above fill us with elation, yet elation tinged with desire, longing and sadness? When and where did we
become disconnected from the constant flow of vital life force energy, flowing from all around and within us,
which is our birthright, our knowing of ourselves as sacred life vessels?
The answers to these questions are the foundation for beginning to explore those voices and energies
within us which are blocking the flow of life force energy, leaving us disconnected, depressed, confused, unsure,
and unable to express our deepest truth and live meaningful and self‐realized lives. “Affirmation of life is the
spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise
it to its true value. To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exalt the will to live.”—Albert Schwietzer
The first step to affirming ourselves is to shake things up a bit, and take notice of the negative
programming we accept from others and internalize. We can realize that the source of these voices is not within
us, is not our truth, and we can release any ideas of who we have been told we are. The truth of ourselves then
unfolds and we blossom, in our own way, like a beautiful and unique flower. Out of the depths of ourselves
emerge new thoughts, new voices, which flow through open channels, becoming life’s sacred vessel. We are
claiming our birthright when we let go of old programming and become our true selves.
How did it feel to read those last few lines? Notice the positive, active language. Notice the shift in
energy. We are doing this. We are blossoming, in this moment, together. We are.
Now, we begin a journey together. We are going a little deeper, digging down into the soil, and seeing
what we can dig up and return to life. Let’s see what energies and forms we can shift and release, freeing up the
channels, unfolding and affirming our true, shining self. This journey will lead us to explore the meaning of
happiness, and peace. Let us reawaken human understanding of the mind and its properties, and how it
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interfaces with the flow of life force to create our reality. We will meet pure mind by being fully present now. We
will listen to voices from cultures in which people have never fallen asleep to this truth, and how language itself
plays such a vital role in our understanding of ourselves. We will look at how science is beginning to find the
concrete proof of the power of the mind, and the value of positive affirmations, which is the true herald of a new
age of exploration in the field of human consciousness and reality creation. We will then begin to explore how we
can apply these processes to our own lives, and practice some exercises to shift energy and open to life’s generous
flow. Now, take a slow, deep breath. Release it slowly, and prepare to change your mind…

Review Of Literature
(Exam questions are not drawn from the Review Of Literature section)
Louise Hay’s book You Can Heal Your Life (1984) was used extensively as a reference for this course, as
well as providing some excerpted affirmations. I give an extended review of this book in the section called “The
Truth Makes You Jump For Joy,” so I won’t repeat it here. I will say that this book (as well as all of Louise’s other
books) is a very highly recommended resource for personal growth and healing.
Lighting The Seventh Fire: The Spiritual Ways, Healing, And Science Of The Native American, by F. David Peat,
was used as a reference in the section “Pure Mind Over Matter.” The information used was related to language,
and how it frames and defines reality. This book is an excellent study of indigenous wisdom, and the section on
language is fascinating food for thought. If you are interested in indigenous studies, or just in learning about
cultural diversity and alternate views of reality, this is a great book.
One of my most favorite books is House Of Shattering Light: Life As An American Indian Mystic (2003), by
Joseph Rael. He tells us “To know ourselves as the Vast Self playing is why we are all born.” The book tells the story of
Rael’s life experiences as a mystic, and tells us about an alternate reality that can be experienced here and now.
On the inside cover, there is a quote from him which says “I have learned that there is only one actor in the cosmos.
And that actor is creating billions and billions of resonating images that continually manifest and return to the one…this
house of shattering light—this perceptual reality in which we live and of which we are a part—exists only for the soul’s
continuing. This book helped open and expand my consciousness, and the language about “fluid reality” in the
course came to me after reading it.
When Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power Of Positive Thinking came out in 1957, the ideas contained within
were revolutionary. Others in previous times had explored these ideas, but this book came at the right time to
enter the realm of popular culture, and it was key in opening people to ideas about the power of the mind, and of
thoughts affecting experience. The style and writing are outdated, as is much of the presentation of the
information, but it is very interesting to read, and the enthusiasm and goodwill of the author still comes through.
Another favorite of mine is Fools Crow: Wisdom And Power, by Thomas E. Mails. The information for the
course that I took from this book is in the section entitled “Be Free,” and deals with emptying oneself in order to
become a clear, unobstructed channel for truth. Fools Crow was a master at this art, and because of this he was a
Great healer. His teachings are very relevant to the topics in the course, and the book is highly recommended.
The Power Of Now (1999), by Eckart Tolle is a must read for those seeking inner peace, stillness, and the
untold benefits of an awakened consciousness. Realizing the absolute importance of bringing awareness to the
present moment is a magically liberating awakening, and is invaluable to affirming life. If you haven’t read this
book, you don’t know what you are missing.
I have included more books in the bibliography that were an inspiration to this course, but from which no
quotes were drawn, but I encourage you to check those books out in your journey through learning about
affirmations!
So…What Is The Secret To Happiness?
“Now and then itʹs good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”—Guillaume Apollinaire
In 1952, Fawcett books released The Power Of Positive Thinking, written by Norman Vincent Peale. Chapter
five is entitled “How To Create Your Own Happiness,” and the opening line reads; “Who decides whether you shall
be happy or unhappy? The answer—you do!ʺ
Through this simple statement, the author reminds us that we are fully responsible for our state of mind,
and we have the power to change it if it does not serve our purpose. Peale goes on to say “Children are more
expert in happiness than adults. The adult who can carry the spirit of the child into middle and old age is a
genius, for he will preserve the truly happy spirit with which God endowed the young.” He reminds us of Jesus’
teaching to live life with a “childlike heart and mind.” He then goes on to share with us the secret of happiness as
told to him by children, beginning with his nine‐year‐old daughter Elizabeth. “One day I asked her, ‘Are you
happy, honey?’ ‘Sure I’m happy’ she replied. ‘Are you always happy?’ I asked. ‘Sure,’ she answered, ‘I’m always
happy.’ ‘What makes you happy?’ I asked her. ‘Why I don’t know’ she said, ‘I’m just happy.” He then goes on to
insist that something must make her happy, to which she begins to describe to him things that she loves and enjoys.
Yet what she was trying to communicate to him is a simple and perfect truth.
Happiness is a natural state. A person is a sacred vessel, affirming life, as one was created to do. No one
has (yet) convinced children otherwise, and children are sweet with this truth.
Happiness is not an emotion, it is not a thought. It is, rather, the unblocked flow of life‐force energy
moving in and through us. It is our open interface with other energy systems. It is balance. When we understand
ourselves as walking consciousness energy systems, we can free ourselves of energy which is trapped by negative
thoughts or emotions, energy that is neither here (manifest) nor there (unmanifest) but which is trapped and
blocking our natural flow. This is the first step in affirming our natural state, our birthright, which is the state of
effortless flow we call happiness.
Peale asked some other children what made them happiest. Here are some of the answers they gave him;
“a swallow flying; looking into deep, clear water; water being cut at the bow of a boat; a fast train rushing; a builder’s crane
lifting something heavy; my dog’s eyes; streetlights on the river; red roofs in the trees; smoke rising from a chimney; red
velvet; the moon in the clouds.ʺ
All of these things speak of flows of energy, the natural state of allowing things to move through us and
around us. It is this natural state of effortless energetic action that our minds, bodies, and energy systems were
created to facilitate. Here we enter the Magic Zone, in which we are balanced between the worlds of energy and
form. Here we can manifest ourselves as fully creative and self‐realized beings.
Once we understand the secret to happiness, we know that nothing can make us happy, not money, not
the love of another, not even peace on earth. Happiness is our natural state, and thoughts of it being outside us
block the flow of energy through us and within us, causing us to be out of balance, or unhappy. So what other
thoughts cause us to be out of balance? What role does the mind play in all of this? What is the mind, anyway…?

The Great Mystery
“Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech, and learn the
backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate yourself. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your
original face will be manifest.”—Dogen
Literally hundreds and probably thousands of books have been written, and endless discussions had,
attempting to answer the question “What is the mind?” The truth is that most likely no human has ever fully
understood the answer and perhaps no one ever will because it is a web full of mysteries that humankind has
only begun to unravel. The mind interfaces with the Great Mystery, that which is beyond what our brains are
currently capable of grasping. When we are flowing freely, without energetic blocks, we are expressing pure mind,
which might be described as the creative mechanism of the Divine. Pure mind expresses truth, or the absolute
reality (sometimes called God). Yet it seems that humans have the unique capacity to have a mind of our own, and
to use the mind to create patterns of disharmony. It is our greatest gift and our greatest curse. We have been
given the choice to realize heaven or hell, peace or conflict, health or illness. The Great Mystery contains the seeds
of all thoughts, ideas, and imaginings, and we have the free‐will to create our own experience. The mind is the
mechanism by which we experience the multiplicity of life, by allowing us to perceive ourselves as separate
forms, instead of part of a fluid energy system. While this allows all the joys and sweetness of life, it is also the
seed of all duality and polarization.
When looking at the manifestations around us in the world, we see a great variety of beliefs and ideas
being played out. We can also see the manifestation of extreme polarities becoming more solid. Most of us have
been creating our reality from thoughts which do not reflect pure mind. Now, as we explore the ideas in this
course, we begin to shift stuck energy within ourselves, ideas that don’t resonate and never really did, beliefs that
were formed from misunderstandings, from seeing reality through a veil, a veil which cleverly disguised our true
nature. Now, we lift the veil. We shift our thinking, understanding that every thought we think, every sound we
make, has power, that we are not separate from our environment, but part of a fluid energetic expression of pure
mind.
Within our own being, we are noticing that we can achieve balance. We become still and empty, releasing
energy forms that are blocking the flow of our deepest truth. We are effortlessly being our natural selves, in sync
with all other energies, in conflict with nothing. From this place, we can channel pure‐mind creativity, and
blossom into self‐realization!
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”—Goethe

What Do We Want? Happiness!
When Do We Want It? Now!
Now! One of the greatest tools we have in avoiding the pitfalls of forgetting we are fluid and continuous
with the universe is bringing our full attention to now. This is where pure mind lives. Many of the greatest
spiritual teachings have pointed to this truth. One of the most relevant teachings for our times is contained in the
small but power packed book The Power of Now (1999), by Eckart Tolle.
Eckart Tolle woke up one day, literally. His story is an amazing one, and from it we receive this gift of
pure mind, in the form of the book The Power of Now. The message is that our minds love to dwell in the past and
the future, and much of our energy, our creative life‐force, is spent in these other places. Tolle reminds us to bring
our attention to the moment, to be fully present in life. When we live in the past, in regret and wondering what
might have been, we miss the moment, and look back to see where it went, only once again to miss the present
moment.
Only by being right here in this moment can we bring our full presence to life, to live as we were meant
to live, as fully creative, aware beings, feeling the energetic flow of all of creation, and knowing ourselves as
sacred life vessels. Tolle gives us a simple yet powerful story in the beginning of the book, and although I hope
you have already experienced these teachings, I will share the story with you here:
A beggar had been sitting by the side of the road for thirty years.
One day a stranger walked by.
ʺSpare some change?ʺ mumbled the beggar.
ʺI have nothing to give you,ʺ said the stranger. Then he asked: ʺWhatʹs that youʹre sitting on?ʺ
ʺNothing,ʺ replied the beggar. ʺJust an old box. Iʹve been sitting on it for as long as I can remember.”
ʺEver look inside?ʺ asked the stranger.
ʺNo,ʺ said the beggar. ʺWhatʹs the point, thereʹs nothing in there.ʺ
ʺHave a look inside,ʺ insisted the stranger. The beggar, reluctantly, managed to pry open the lid. With
astonishment, disbelief, and elation, he saw that the box was filled with gold.
I am that stranger who has nothing to give you and who is telling you to look inside. Not inside any box, as
in the parable, but somewhere even closer: inside yourself.
Being fully present in the moment does not mean avoiding planning for the future, or being in denial of
the realities of life. It means understanding that this moment here and now is the only time we really ever have,
and that by paying full attention to the present moment, by being fully aware of ourselves and our surroundings,
by tuning in, and connecting with pure mind, we have much greater ability to shift our energy, to release blocks
related to the past. (This does not just refer to childhood, or distant past, although that is where patterns are set.
Often we are stuck in yesterday or even 5 minutes ago!) We also have a greater ability to problem solve, for in the
moment, in pure mind, effortlessness exists and we know whether to be still or to act. We are poised between the
world of energy and the world of form. We are the modern alchemists when we are in the moment, creating from
the flow of life. This is the truth of who we are.
And now, more from Alchemist Tolle:
“What is power of Now? None other than the power of your presence, your consciousness liberated from thought
forms. So deal with the past on the level of the present. The more attention you give to the past, the more you energize it, and
the more likely you are to make a ʺselfʺ out of it. Donʹt misunderstand: attention is essential, but not to the past. Give
attention to the present; give attention to your behavior, to your reactions, moods, thoughts, emotions, fears, and desires as
they occur in the present. Thereʹs the past in you. If you can be present enough to watch all those things, not critically or
analytically, but nonjudgmentally, then you are dealing with the past and dissolving it through the power of your presence.
You find yourself by coming into the present.”
Where To Look For Enlightenment
ʺWhere shall I look for enlightenment?
ʺHereʺ
ʺWhen will it happen?ʺ
ʺIt is happening right now.ʺ
ʺThen why donʹt I experience it?ʺ
ʺBecause you do not look.ʺ
ʺWhat should I look for?ʺ
ʺNothing, just look.ʺ
ʺAt what?ʺ
ʺAnything your eyes alight upon.ʺ
ʺMust I look in a special kind of way?ʺ
ʺNo. The ordinary way will do.ʺ
ʺBut donʹt I always look the ordinary way?ʺ
ʺNo.ʺ
ʺWhy ever not?ʺ
ʺBecause to look you must be here. Youʹre mostly somewhere else.ʺ—Anthony de Mello

Pure Mind Over Matter
“In the beginning was the word…” (Bible: John 1:10)
The English language is solid, a language of matter. It affects how we think and believe. It expresses a
view of the world as made up of many separate and independent things. If this is your original language, then
this shaped your view of the world and of yourself. Remember those voices from the past we talked about letting
go of earlier? Well even deeper than those voices is the impact of language itself. English is a language of naming
things and establishing categories. Most European languages originate from the same language family, and that is
why translation is so easy. Yet when you begin to learn about other languages, those of earth‐based cultures, you
hear something very different. Many traditional indigenous North Americans understand vocalization as a living
alchemical process. The vibrations of sound create the world of form (this is a common idea within almost every
spiritual system in the world.) Many of the languages of indigenous North America are direct expression of this
reality. Rather than being noun based, naming and categorizing, these languages tend to have words which
express relationship. They are more focused in the now, and the power of the voice is respected, as there is an
inherent awareness that every utterance lives and has an effect on the whole.
In Lighting The Seventh Fire: The Spiritual Ways, Healing, And Science Of The Native American, (1994) written
by F. David Peat, in chapter 9, entitled Language: The Sacred Vibrations, Peat tells us “When people sit in a circle
‘popping wind’—as the Mic Maqs say—they are creating physical vibrations within the universe, and these
vibrations evoke and bring into direct manifestation other vibrations, powers or energies. Speaking is a positive
action that can bring about change, for what is said can come into actuality.” So the fluid nature of reality is
understood directly, and language is a living, creative process, not merely an expression of thought, a way to
categorize and be separate from. If you were born into the English language, you had a handicap to begin with, in
that these realities of sound, language and vocal expression were hidden from view, under the surface, relegated
to the subconscious, encoded in esoteric teachings. This is part of the reason we are so drawn to the teachings of
Native America.
Peat goes on to comment on the lack of categories and the emphasis on relationships in Native American
language/thought processes: “The concept of fish does not exist in the Algonquin language. The Cree do not have
a word in their own language that corresponds to our fish, rather they refer to the processes of animation that take
place in rivers and lakes. Likewise, they do not have a concept of ‘bone,’ instead they use words that refer to
specific animals, or to parts of an animal’s body, or to something that is in a medicine bag…the Hopi
worldview…does not contain a sense of movement or advancement of time. Rather, there is a notion of process
whereby the manifesting enters the manifest, and at the edge of this process, The Hopi language is able to talk
about things that are on the verge of coming into manifestation.”
In the book House Of Shattering Light: Life As An American Indian Mystic (2003) by Joseph Rael, Rael
describes the contrast between his native language of Tiwa, and the later acquired English language; “Tiwa words
convey a dynamically unfolding reality that is constantly in process… when I translate Tiwa into English, what I
have to do is add the nouns. I have to turn action in to nouns. I have to turn relationships into nouns. I have to do
that because I am now communicating with people who have nouns and pronouns in their language… Tiwa
language has no nouns or pronouns, so at Picuris things donʹt exist as concrete, distinct objects. Everything is a
motion and is seen in its relationship to other motions.
For instance, a cup is tii, but tii likewise means crystallized awareness, or awareness that is in the process
of crystallizing and uncrystallizing. That cup is not fixed. In Tiwa it is a continual unfolding of tii, and tii means
“the essence of the power of crystallization that is influencing awarenessʺ and that awareness is the awareness of
holding something in, like a spoon, or like tea or coffee. That coffee or tea that is in the cup is not static, either, but
itʹs also in continuous motion. Of course, tii is not a noun or a pronoun, but a verb; therefore it means not a cup
but a cupping, the holding of energy in the process of cupping, and it is cupping another energy that is in the
process of being coffee. Everything is a process in relationship with another process.ʺ
Another beautiful example of this is the Native American understanding that the vibration of a song
existed before the world of form, and that the singing of it is the channeling of a living spirit through the voice.
Rather than say, “She sang a song,” one might say “The song moved into her, the song sang her.”
Imagine your original language expressing such fluid realities. How would your view of yourself and
your environment be different? When we become quiet, and bring our attention to the energetic flow we are
riding, we understand beyond the limitations of our language. We enter pure mind, the matrix of creation, where
sound really matters. Here is something from Tolle on the subject; “Many expressions that are in common usage,
and sometimes the structure of language itself, reveal the fact that people donʹt know who they are. You say: ‘He
lost his life’ or ‘my life,’ as if life were something that you can possess or lose. The truth is: you donʹt have a life,
you are life. The One Life, the one consciousness that pervades the entire universe, and takes temporary form to
experience itself as a stone or blade of grass, as an animal, a person, a star or a galaxy.”
Can you sense deep within that you already know that? Can you sense that you already are That?”

A New Paradigm
“The new paradigm is a joint venture between head and heart intelligence, which generates a continuity of intuitive
creative intelligence.”—Doc Childre
Webster’s Dictionary (1983) defines a paradigm as thus: “…example or pattern; an outstandingly clear or
typical example or archetype.” The pattern of reality that evolved the English language and the scientific “If I
can’t see it, it doesn’t exist,” worldview is on its way out. The use of the voice to express a new worldview, a new
paradigm, a new pattern, is a sign of the times. Part of the process is the evolution of the English language. New
words are being born from the vibration of thoughts and ideas reverberating within this new paradigm. The shift
manifests as a new language emerges, for words are expressions of the vibrations of pure mind. As we gain
clarity, we begin to resonate with this shift, and we give birth to a new world through our voices. On a
microcosmic level, within our own beings, we make this shift through vocal affirmations of our new resonance,
shifting our understanding of ourselves and our relationship to our environment. In addition to the birth of new
words, words that have already been around for awhile are being used in new ways to express resonance within
our expanded perception of reality. This is why affirmations work. As we still our minds and release old patterns,
we vocalize our true self, enter the magic zone, and create a world that reflects the beautiful vibration of pure
mind.
In a speech found at www.contemplativemind.org, entitled The Heart Of Philanthropy, by Rob Lehman, a
relevant story is told, and again, we find profound teaching from a child, who has not been taught to block
expression of truth:
“The language of this spiritual awakening is just emerging. As we all know, it is difficult to speak about
spiritual matters. Diane Sawyer tells the story of a six‐year‐old child in first grade. The art teacher asked the
children to draw anything they wanted. The little girl was deeply immersed in her drawing and didnʹt hear the
teacher say it was time to stop. The teacher walked to her desk and gently asked, ʺWhat are you drawing?ʺ ʺIʹm
drawing a picture of God,ʺ she said. The teacher then said, ʺBut no one knows what God looks like.ʺ The little girl
responded with a smile, ʺThey will when I finish.ʺ
Think about language for a moment. What words do you use to describe the Divine? Are there certain
words that you only use when you are talking about spirituality? How can you bring these words and ideas into
your ordinary consciousness?
“The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day
to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.”—Henry David Thoreau

Out With The Old…Or…The Truth About The Baby And The Bathwater
“And what is it but fragments of your own self you would discard that you may become free?”—Kahlil Gibran
Children are so amazingly beautiful and wise. If you take the time to be with a child, you are
automatically taking on these qualities of being in the present. Another profound quality children emanate is
trust. If their needs for food, safety, and love have been met, they radiate pure mind, which knows nothing but
absolute and unconditional existence. They transfer their absolute trust to their parents or care‐providers not long
after birth, and are like little mirrors of their surroundings. They are extremely impressionable, trusting that their
caretakers, who seem to be more skillful at navigation of this great playground than themselves, will show them
how to maneuver in this reality. Young children are perfectly balanced between receptivity and radiation,
between giving and receiving. They are in the flow. In this receptive state, they are like the water in Masaru
Emoto’s experiment, which is cited at www.whatthebleep.com: “Dr. Masaru Emoto discovered that crystals formed
in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that
water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In
contrast, water exposed to negative thought forms incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors.”
The culture we live in is a manifestation of the contrast of polarization, a “duality reality.” The totality of
possible thought forms is manifest, because we all get to have “free‐will,” and minds of our own. Only these
supposed individually expressed minds are in reality a product of the programming we have received as
children, and that we continue to receive throughout our lives. Like the water, we manifested according to the
thoughts and beliefs of others, who did the same in their childhoods. Part of the process of affirming our truth is
beginning to recognize what beliefs about ourselves and the world came from outside our natural, radiating
truth, our pure mind center.
Louise Hay, in her expansively life‐affirming book You Can Heal Your Life (1984), gives us the affirmation
“Truth is the unchangeable part of me.” She tells us that the root of all of our perceived problems is that we believe
that we are not good enough, that we reject ourselves as (we perceive) others have rejected us, and that we fail to
love and accept ourselves. She goes on to describe a method for releasing these beliefs which don’t serve us, using
an excellent analogy: “If you want to clean a room thoroughly, you will pick up and examine everything in it.
Some things you will look at with love, and you will dust them or polish them to give them new beauty. Some
things you will see that need refinishing or repair, and you will make a note to do that. Some things will never
serve you again, and it becomes time to let these things go. Old magazines and newspapers and dirty paper
plates can be dropped into the wastebasket very calmly. There is no need to get angry in order to clean a room. It
is the same thing when we are cleaning our mental house. There is no need to get angry just because some of the
beliefs in it are ready to be tossed out. Let them go as easily as you would scrape a bit of food into the trash after a
meal. Would you really dig into yesterdayʹs garbage to make tonightʹs meal? Do you dig into old mental garbage
to create tomorrowʹs experiences?ʺ
The act of consciously affirming life is a multi‐dimensional, fluid process, like a river with many streams
flowing into it. One way to access this process is to pay attention to the flow of thoughts and emotions within our
consciousness, identify those which are not resonant with our truth, and release these energy forms back into the
formless matrix of pure mind, where they can be recycled into new manifestations. The analogy Hay uses to
illustrate this process is simple and clear, and I like knowing it doesn’t have to be a gut‐wrenching process. Yet
for many, it will be very emotional, depending on the individual, the tools used, and the amount of energy stuck
in the emotional and mental bodies of the energy field. Whatever the process, it is okay. But it is nice to know that
if we feel ready, and we have clarity, that we can just shift these stuck thought forms and release them without
attachment.
In You Can Heal Your Life (1984), Hay tells us that “Repeated patterns show us our needs.” She says “For
every habit we have, for every experience we go through over and over, for every pattern we repeat, there is a
NEED WITHIN US for it. The need corresponds to some belief we have. If there were not a need, we wouldnʹt
have it, do it, or be it. There is something within us that needs the fat, the poor relationships, the failures, the
cigarettes, the anger, the poverty, the abuse, or whatever there is that’s the problem for us. How many times have
we said ‘I wonʹt ever do that again?’ Then, before the day’s up, we have the piece of cake, smoke a cigarette, say
hateful things to the ones we love, and so on. Then we compound the whole problem by angrily saying to
ourselves, ‘Oh, you have no willpower, no discipline. You’re just weak.’ This only adds to the load of guilt we
already carry.ʺ Hay further explains what she means by “needing the problem” as …”according to our particular
set of thought patterns, we need to have certain outer effects or experiences. Every outer effect is the natural
expression of an inner thought pattern.”
In Power Vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior (2002), David R. Hawkins did extensive
research into these behavior patterns that sometimes seem to control our lives. He created a “map of human
consciousness,” in which he used what is known as the system of Applied Kinesiology, also called muscle testing,
to indicate the presence of “attractor fields.” Attractor fields are basic archetypal energy fields hidden in the realm
of human consciousness, and all emotions and thoughts resonate within these fields. When we are feeling
expansive and loving, we are resonating with the attractor field associated with love and good‐will. We add
energy to this field, and also receive energy from it, and this solidifies our experience of the world as a love‐filled
reality. If we are feeling depressed and hopeless, we resonate with the attractor field within human consciousness
that manifests experiences of apathy and despondency. These attractor fields are the energy underlying
archetypal patterns, which describe the areas of consciousness potentiality that humans have explored. The
presence of these energy fields could explain why sometimes, no matter how hard we try to change unhealthy
patterns, we find ourselves back in the same situation again and again.
In the book Radical Forgiveness: Making Room For The Miracle (2002), by Colin Tipping, the persistence of
these sorts of patterns are looked at from a different angle. If difficult situations keep repeating themselves, they
may be opportunities to grow spiritually, and finding the gift in these situations is part of the process of radical
forgiveness. On the website located at www.iloveulove.com, a description of the philosophy of radical forgiveness is
given, based on Colin Tipping’s work, and I have included some of that information here. I really like this process
because it transcends the victim mentality, and fully empowers us to look at how we have created our
experiences out of love in order to experience soul growth.

The Spiritual Philosophy of Radical Forgiveness
1. There are at least two realities ‐ each interacting at different vibrations. The SOUL bridges both worlds.
a. The World of Divine Truth: a spiritual reality ‐ essentially mysterious and beyond our five senses
to perceive it and beyond our mental capacity to comprehend it.
b. The World of Humanity: the objective reality that we see “out there” with our five senses. It is the
setting in which we live our everyday life as spiritual beings having a human experience.
2. Life is not just a random set of events without purpose or intelligence. What appears to happen
haphazardly is really the unfoldment of a Divine plan that is totally purposeful in terms of our spiritual
growth.
3. We are co‐creators with Spirit in the circumstances of our lives and we get precisely what we want (no
exceptions). The extent to which we resist (judge) what we get, determines whether we experience it as
either joyful or painful.
4. Whenever we get upset with another person (or organization), they are resonating in us something that
we have condemned in ourselves and denied, repressed, and projected onto that person or thing.
5. Our soul will always move us in the direction of healing and will keep on creating situations that offer us
the opportunity to see the “error” in our thinking or unconscious beliefs. People come into our lives to
lovingly “act out” the parts over and over until we heal the error. Herein lies the gift.
6. The people who appear most troublesome are our greatest teachers, for they may be offering us the
opportunity to heal by either:
a. Mirroring what we have rejected in ourselves and projected onto others.
b. Forcing us to look at something we have repressed.
c. Keeping us on track with our mission (our agreement with Spirit to do certain things in our
human experience to either meet a karmic debt, complete a past life contract, or assist in
transforming energies within the human condition).
7. What appears to be happening in the objective world—all that we call life—is merely an illusion. It is a
projection of our consciousness (unconscious beliefs, ideas, attitudes, etc.). To know what these are, look
at what is showing up in your life. Trying to change or control the outer circumstances of our lives (the
illusion) is futile unless we first change our consciousness.
8. You cannot heal what you cannot feel. Anger work is essential to forgiveness.
9. Disease begins in the subtle body first and only later does it manifest in the body as some kind of illness.
10. Radical Forgiveness raises consciousness, thus allowing our Higher Self to acknowledge the energy of
Perfect Wellness.

This philosophy is truly empowering, and the steps we can take in the moment give us a practical
application. In this process, we: 1. Notice our reaction in the moment, whether it is anger, fear, resentment,
jealousy, blame, etc. 2. Acknowledge that we have created this situation, and that any other people involved are
cooperating with us on the soul level to help us grow. 3. Recognize our reaction and judgment as a part of the
process, alerting us to pay attention (guilt‐free!). 4. Accept this as truth in the moment, even if we don’t
understand it all. 5. Surrender to divine order, and acknowledge the perfection of our experience. 6. Choose to
move with the power of this understanding, and live in peace.
This process is a powerful way to release layers of old programming, which create the situations that
keep manifesting, in order for us to shift our energy, and grow. A very powerful point is that we are all working
on issues not just for ourselves, but in order to help shift these energies within the whole of human consciousness.
When we truly heal ourselves, we are directly helping all life on the planet! This is why inner work can be the
most powerful and effective work we can do to heal humanity. We truly are microcosmic, holographic, pure
mind centers of God‐consciousness!
“As difficult as it seems, you can be sure of this: At the core of the heart, you have the power to move beyond the old
issues that are still hindering your freedom. The hardest things—the ones that push you up against your limits—are the very
things you need to address to make a quantum leap into a fresh inner and outer life.”—Doc Childre and Howard Martin,
The HeartMath Solution
ʺWhen you adopt the view point that there is nothing that exists that is not a part of you, that there is no one who
exists who is not a part of you, that any judgment is self‐judgment, that any criticism you level is self‐criticism, you will
wisely extend to yourself an unconditional love that will be the light of your world.ʺ—Harry Palmer, Avatar
So, once we are engaged in the “housecleaning” process, how can we use our fifth chakra tools of self‐
expression, including speaking, writing, singing, and visualizing, to realize our truth? Let’s get experiential, and
explore a variety of ways we can use affirmations to realize the beauty of our own divine nature.

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”—Carl Jung

Truth Is You And You Are True
The enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest—but the myth‐persistent,
persuasive, and unrealistic.”—John F. Kennedy
Webster’s Dictionary (1980) defines true as “ideal, essential,” and “being that which is the case rather than
that which is manifest or assumed.” Truth is defined as “The state of being the case: fact… The body of real
things, events, and facts: actuality…” and “A transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality.”
You are truth. You are absolute reality. This is your essence. You may be veiled by thought forms and
emotional energy which are not you, but which you have attempted to become. This can never be. Though the
thought forms and emotional energy may seem very real, they cannot be real, for they are not TRUE. Pure mind is
true, and all we can ever realize is that. Every thought form and all emotional energy that we identify as part of
us is actually just “visiting” in our energy field, because only by our validation do we give these forms our life
energy. They in turn wreak havoc in our minds and bodies, by blocking the free‐flow of the creative energy of
truth to manifest into form, and flow infinitely on throughout creation. Remember, by our very nature, we live
between the worlds of spirit and form. We are manifesting machines, if you will. Yet when we are not
manifesting absolute truth, because of that free‐will, the machine gets gunked up. We become sick, confused,
unsure, frustrated, scared, depressed, and mentally ill. We have trouble with relationships, trouble with relating
to life. We have trouble being “real.” We say we are “stuck,” “blocked,” and “lost.” Yet these are just symptoms of
our holding on to “non‐resonant energy forms.” As energy, we are the vibration of truth. The thought forms that
are not our truth do not resonate with us. We can use our voices to express our truth, and discern that which does
not resonate with us is not true. In this way, we can affirm life, affirm truth. There are a great many tools and
processes we can use to do this, so let’s look at some of them now.

Dive In! The Water’s Fine…
During the experiential phase of the course, keep a journal on your experiences, thoughts, feelings, and
dreams. Even if you already have a journal, dedicate a special one to this. If you would like, decorate it
beautifully and bless it with sage, essential oils, or place a crystal on top of it when you are not writing in it. Make
sure your journal time is special, and create sacred space for it. Light a candle or some special incense when you
are doing the exercises, as well when you are journaling. During the time you designate for the exercises, pay
special attention to moments when you feel “in the flow,” when “coincidences” occur, when you find yourself in
the right place at the right time, and when you feel Divine guidance at work. Make sure at least a few of your
exercises are practiced outdoors, in a natural environment. Spend some special time acknowledging the beauty
and magic at work in your life, and give thanks often. Gratitude affirms life.
“Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our choice which secret
garden we will tend…When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives, but are grateful for the abundance that
is present—love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature, and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure—the
wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience heaven on earth.”—Sarah Ban Breathnac

The Truth Makes You Jump For Joy!
“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.”—Louise L. Hay
The lovely and incomparable Louise Hay is a vibrant, sparkly, bright affirmation of life. She is a powerful
teacher of self‐love, who is a living example of how we can heal ourselves and manifest our truth. She spent her
early years in poverty and experiencing sexual and physical abuse. She received very little love and support, and
many messages that she was undeserving and not good enough. Yet none of these experiences could banish the
indomitable spirit that is Louise. Through the support of The Church Of Religious Science, as well as Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi’s teachings in Transcendental Meditation, she began the journey of self‐rediscovery and affirmation
of her truth. Through many years she followed this process, learning and growing, becoming a writer, lecturer,
and teacher.
Some time after writing Heal Your Body (1984), a small pamphlet type book, which Louise describes as “a
simple list of metaphysical causations for physical illness in the body.” Louise was diagnosed with cancer. The
doctors told her it was incurable and her only choice, if she wanted to live, was to have surgery. She asked for
three months, because she knew she was being given the opportunity to live her teachings. She says of this
decision, “I knew cancer was a dis‐ease of deep resentment that has been held for a long time until it literally eats
away at the body. I had been refusing to be willing to dissolve all the anger and resentment at ‘them’ over my
childhood. There was no time to waste. I had a lot of work to do.”
She then became very active in advocating for her body and affirming the opportunity to live. She
explored many methods of healing, including reflexology, colon therapy, cleansing, and healthy eating. Yet key to
her healing was identifying the patterns which created the illness. Her deep resentments, inability to completely
forgive, and most of all her habitual self‐criticism and inability to love herself had to be addressed. She did mirror
work, looking into the mirror and saying, “I love you, Louise. I really love you.” She worked with a therapist to
release all the old emotional energies of anger, “…beating pillows and howling with rage.” She began to look
more deeply into her parents’ lives. Through recalling stories and invoking compassion and understanding, she
began to release the toxic energies of blame. Within 6 months after being diagnosed with cancer, the doctors told
her what she already knew. She was completely cancer free! This gave her the confirmation and validation she
needed in order to begin to follow her heart and trust life. She went on from there to become an inspiration to
millions of people all over the world. She has written 27 books, including You Can Heal Your Life (1984), which is
referenced here. Her books have been translated into 25 languages, and she went on to become the founder of
Hay House publishing, so she could introduce and support other inspirational voices. Here is a message from
Louise, from her website, at www.louisehay.com

Our Thoughts Are Creative!
Our thoughts are creative. This is the most important law of nature that we need to know. One idle
thought doesn’t make much difference, but thoughts are like drops of water—they accumulate. As we continue to
rethink the same thoughts over a period of time, they become puddles, ponds, lakes, or oceans. If they’re positive,
we can float on the oceans of life. If they’re negative, we can drown in the sea of negativity.
What’s your normal attitude when you wake up in the morning? Is it one of hope, faith, and love? The
day will bring you what you focus on. Sit quietly for a few moments and notice your train of thoughts. Did you
really want to have the sort of life that these thoughts will produce? Choose thoughts that nourish you.
Our power is always in the present moment. Louis Hay tells us, ”All the events and emotions that we’ve
experienced in our lifetime up to this moment have been created by our thoughts and beliefs of the past. The past
is over and done, and has no power over us. However, every thought that we think now is creating our future.
This is a wonderful thing to realize. We can begin to be free in this moment.”
You Can Heal Your Life (1984), by Louise Hay, is filled with powerful affirmations of life, statements of
truth. Louise also shares many exercises aimed at facilitating the discernment process necessary to help us realize
our truth. Here is one from the first chapter, entitled Negative Messages.
Take some time out to complete this exercise, then record your experiences in your journal. Make sure
you don’t forget this important step. (This exercise ties in well with radical forgiveness. Review the steps involved
in that process to help you with this exercise. The art of forgiving is covered more thoroughly in the UMS course
on Forgiveness.
Exercises
Exercise 1: Negative Programming to Positive Programming
“…get a large sheet of paper and make a list of all the things your parents said were wrong with you.
What were the negative messages you heard? Give yourself enough time to remember as many as you can. A half
hour usually works well.
What did they say about money? What did they say about your body? What did they say about love and
relationships? What did they say about your creative talents? What were the limiting or negative things they said
to you?
If you can, just look objectively at these items and say to yourself, “So that’s where those beliefs came
from.” Now let’s get a new sheet of paper and dig a little deeper. What other negative messages did you hear as a
child?
From relatives?
From teachers?
From friends?
From authority figures?
From your church?
Write them all down. Take your time. Be aware of what feelings are going on in your body. What you
have on these two pieces of paper are the thoughts that need to be removed from your consciousness. These are
the beliefs that are making you feel ‘not good enough’”
Now that you have completed this exercise, how do you feel? For the next week, pay attention to when
these types of thoughts arise, or you find yourself making limiting statements to or about yourself or others. If
you have children, pay special attention to the messages you give them. Think about the origins of these
messages. Do they come from within you, or from outside you? Write the affirmation below, from You Can Heal
Your Life (1984) in your journal. Repeat it out loud (in the shower if you don’t want others to hear) when you
awake in the morning and before you go to bed at night for one week:
In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole and complete. I am always Divinely protected and guided. It is
safe for me to look within myself. It is safe for me to look within my past. It is safe for me to enlarge my viewpoint of life. I am
far more than my personality—past, present, or future. I now choose to rise above my personality problems to recognize the
magnificence of my being. I am totally willing to learn to love myself. All is well in my world.
Here is a powerful story about how the messages of others can also be aligned with truth, and guide us
toward awakening. After you read it, think about messages you received that were aligned with pure mind. Write
about this in your journal, and remember to take a few moments to give thanks for this guidance.
I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical
breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a newspaper reporter who asked him why he thought he was able to be so much
more creative than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother which occurred when he was about
two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator, when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle
and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor, a veritable sea of milk!
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of yelling at him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said,
ʺRobert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well, the damage
has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?ʺ
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes his mother said, ʺYou know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this,
eventually you have to clean it up, and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could
use a sponge, a towel or a mop. What do you prefer?ʺ He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
His mother then said, ʺYou know what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk
bottle with two tiny hands. Letʹs go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to
carry it without dropping it.ʺ The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he
could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
This renowned scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew that he didnʹt need to be afraid to
make mistakes. Instead he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, after all, what
scientific experiments are all about. They are simply that ‐ just experiments to see what happens. Even if the experiment
doesnʹt work, we usually learn something valuable from it.
—Jack Canfield, Remember You Are Raising Children, Not Flowers!
This mother knew the vital importance of absolute acceptance, and of seeing every occurrence as an
opportunity to learn. We can take in the energy and intention of this mother’s act in this moment and integrate it
into our being, that is how powerful this original act was. It lives on forever, and helps us all to wake up.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you
rejoice.—Native American saying
In You Can Heal Your Life (1984), Louise Hay covers many different life areas in which you can use
affirmations to shift energy, including love, money, success, and health. Here is another exercise from the
relationship section, entitled Us Versus Them. Again, take a break to do this exercise. Remember to take time to
record your experiences in your journal.

Exercise 2: Mirror Of Me
“Look for a moment at someone in your life who bothers you.
Describe 3 things about this person that you don’t like, things that you want him or her to change.
Now, look deeply inside of you and ask yourself, ‘Where am I like that, and when do I do the same
things?’
Close your eyes, and give yourself the time to do this. Then ask yourself if you are willing to change.
When you remove these patterns, habits, and beliefs from your thinking and behavior, either the other
person will change, or he or she will leave your life.”
This exercise is a powerful one in helping us to shift the energies of projection, blame, and judgment.
When we can fully accept ourselves for where we are in our own growth, we can lovingly accept others, and
cease to be triggered by their behaviors. For the next week, whenever you find yourself being triggered or feeling
critical or judgmental about another, think about this exercise. Then repeat this affirmation: “All my relationships
are harmonious.”
Louise Hay has been a profound healing influence for many people, including myself. She is a voice
speaking truth for all of us to recognize and align with. When I read her books, the words ring true and clear,
deep within my being. When I think of her, I feel like jumping for joy! Thank you, Louise. Here is one more
affirmation from this beautiful shining light.

Exercise 3: I Love Myself
Repeat this affirmation out loud once a day for the next week, and record it in your journal, along with
what kind of thoughts and feelings you experience before, during, and after you say the words. As you read it,
really feel the truth of the words. (Remember, words are alive, and their vibration, along with the vibrations of
your thoughts and emotions, create your experiences. The more you align these three during affirmations, the
more direct the effect will be.)
In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole, and complete. I live in harmony and balance with everyone I
know. Deep in the center of my being, there is an infinite well of love. I now allow this love to surface. It fills my heart, my
body, my mind, my consciousness, my very being, and radiates out from me in all directions and returns to me multiplied.
The more love I use and give, the more I have to give. The supply is endless. The use of love makes me feel good; it is an
expression of my inner joy.
I love myself; therefore, I take loving care of my body. I lovingly feed it nourishing foods and beverages, I lovingly
groom it and dress it, and my body lovingly responds to me with vibrant health and energy.
I love myself; therefore, I provide for myself a comfortable home, one that fills all my needs and is a pleasure to be in.
I fill the rooms with the vibration of love so that all who enter, myself included, will feel this love and be nourished by it.
I love myself; therefore, I work at a job I truly enjoy doing, one that uses my creative talents and abilities, working
with people I love and who love me, and earning a good income.
I love myself; therefore, I behave and think in a loving way to all people for I know that which I give out returns to
me multiplied. I only attract loving people in my world, for they are a mirror of what I am.
I love myself; therefore, I forgive and totally release the past and all my past experiences, and I am free.
I love myself; therefore, I live totally in the now, experiencing each moment as good and knowing that my future is
bright, joyous, and secure, for I am a beloved child of the Universe, and the Universe lovingly takes care of me now and
forever more. All is well in my world.

Exercise 4: Be Free
“I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.”—Antoine De Saint‐Exupery
Webster’s Dictionary (1983) defines “free” as “not determined by anything beyond its own nature or
being: choosing or capable of choosing for itself” and “Made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously” as
well as clear, and unobstructed.
Free is a state of energy, of consciousness. It is unobstructed truth. It is the state of pure mind. To be free
is to know oneself as truth, as energy, as pure mind. We are all free. When we are experiencing ourselves as free,
we are allowing life to flow through us, and all are welcome to it. We give and receive without holding or
attaching to anything. This is the only true freedom. This understanding is realized by many North American
traditional native people, who often give away everything they have in a give‐away ceremony. When we give all
we have, we are free. We are holding on to nothing, we are obstructing nothing. We are “little hollow bones,” as
Frank Fools Crow, Lakota healer and ceremonial Chief put it. He taught that when we empty ourselves
completely, then we can be hollow bones for the creator to use. We can give away thought forms and emotional
energies that we are clinging to. We need not give them residence within us. The energy in these thought forms
and emotions is essentially life‐force that is stuck, held between the worlds by our magnetism, and our grasping.
We let go, we breathe, we return these energies to life. We are free. We are free to all life, we cost nothing. We are
free. In this way, we affirm life.
“I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”—Maya Angelou

Give.
The greatest joy of life is in giving,
in loving and in sacrificing.
To give, we must have abundance in ourselves.
We cannot give what we have not.
Therefore, create fullness:
good health, good emotions in plenty, good knowledge.
Then, give help to all;
give love and sympathy to those who deserve them,
give knowledge to all who need it.
Give. To give is life… —Swami Chinmayananda.

The first step is letting go of judgment. Absolute acceptance is the key. We accept ourselves as we are right
now, in this moment. We have compassion for the thought forms stuck within us, for the emotional energy we
cling to. When we hold on to anything, decay sets in. Cancer in remission, for example, is stuck energy becoming
free. It has to go somewhere, create something. When we begin to truly know that we are very delicate, perfectly
balanced manifesting machines, that this is our true identity, and that we bring energies into manifestation, we
can see how unmanifested, non‐resonant energies we identify with as part of us end up stuck. It has to do
something. So we manifest illness of the mind, body and spirit, in human consciousness and on the planet.
It’s okay. It is just a misunderstanding. We are waking up now. We relax into absolute acceptance, and
the energies shift. We are free. It’s that easy. Life moves toward being free always. We just accept, stop clinging.
“Acceptance is best viewed as part of our total being that we give to our relationships, careers, and world. It is like
removing a filter which blocks the heartʹs glow. Then our perception is transformed; we can see the reflection of our heart‐
light in others.”—Steve Brunkhorst

Exercise 5: I Accept Myself
In this moment, relax and breathe deeply. Empty yourself of lingering energies, and be still. Touch your
heart with your left hand, and read this affirmation on self‐acceptance. Pay close attention to whatever comes up,
and accept it all. Now read the words a second time, going even deeper into absolute acceptance. Finally, read the
words a third time, and this time read them as if you were reading to a child. Read with love and compassion,
with a welcoming smile, being extra gentle with yourself. Feel the warmth and peace that comes over you as you
bask in self‐love. After a period of reflection, write in your journal about your experience (at this time, record the
affirmation in your journal as well).
Always Love And Accept Yourself
I accept myself completely.
I accept my strengths and my weaknesses,
my gifts and my shortcomings,
my good points and my faults.
I accept myself completely as a human being.
I accept that I am here to learn and grow, and
I accept that I am learning and growing.
I accept the personality Iʹve developed, and
I accept my power to heal and change.
I accept myself without condition or reservation.
I accept that the core of my being is goodness and
that my essence is love, and
I accept that I sometimes forget that.
I accept myself completely, and in this acceptance
I find an ever‐deepening inner strength.
From this place of strength, I accept my life fully and
I open to the lessons it offers me today.
I accept that within my mind are both fear and love, and
I accept my power to choose which
I will experience as real.
I recognize that I experience only the results
of my own choices.
I accept the times that I choose fear
as part of my learning and healing process, and
I accept that I have the potential and power
in any moment to choose love instead.
I accept mistakes as a part of growth,
so I am always willing to forgive myself and
give myself another chance.
I accept that my life is the expression of my thought, and
I commit myself to aligning my thoughts
more and more each day with the Thought of Love.
I accept that I am an expression of this Love,
Loveʹs hands and voice and heart on earth.
I accept my own life as a blessing and a gift.
My heart is open to receive, and I am deeply grateful.
May I always share the gifts that I receive
fully, freely, and with joy. —Author Unknown

When we can accept ourselves completely, right where we are, we can then be forgiving and
compassionate with ourselves and others. This is freedom. When we are in a state of absolute acceptance, we are
flowing with all of life, and we can manifest our truth effortlessly. Absolute freedom is the acceptance of the
temporal nature of life, and acceptance of death. This is the ultimate give‐away, the ultimate freedom. We can
hold on to this life no more than we can hold onto anything else we identify as who we are. We are pure
consciousness. We are truth. We are life, giving ourselves to life.

Exercise 6: Absolute Acceptance…Tapping For Freedom
“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he
becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.”—Alden Nowlan
We have tasted self‐acceptance. It may feel really good, and there may still be resistance to it. However
you are feeling, trust that you can and will shift energy when you are ready. We are going to explore a healing
method that will help us with this. It is called the Emotional Freedom Technique, and was pioneered by Gary
Craig, a Stanford engineering graduate and a minister with the Universal Church of God, a non‐denominational
church which embraces all religions. The information comes from his website; www.emofree.com, as well as the
website of his student, Dr Joseph Mercola; www.mercola.com. Gary Craig offers a free download of a beginners
EFT manual, as well as an affordable video/audio course. If you find benefit from this process, you might
consider learning the advanced techniques with the visual information in the course. (In addition to these
sources, I’ve added some of my tips from my own practice.)
This process is very simple to learn, and can be self‐applied. It is also very powerful, as it works to
directly shift energy through absolute acceptance. Here’s how it works:
“EFT is a form of psychological acupressure, based on the same energy meridians used in traditional
acupuncture to treat physical and emotional ailments for over five thousand years, but without the invasiveness
of needles. Instead, simple tapping with the fingertips is used to input kinetic energy onto specific meridians on
the head and chest while you think about your specific problem—whether it is a traumatic event, an addiction,
pain—and voice positive affirmations. This combination of tapping the energy meridians and voicing positive
affirmation works to clear the ʺshort‐circuitʺ—the emotional block—from your bodyʹs bio‐energy system, thus
restoring your mind and bodyʹs balance, which is essential for optimal health and the healing of physical disease
(www.mercola.com).
There are two basic parts to this process. The first part is:
Tapping meridian points: The tapping is done with either the first two fingers (the pointer and middle)
of each hand, which is how Gary does it, or with all the fingers of each hand, which is how Dr. Mercola does it.
You can also tap alternately, one hand then the other, or both at the same time. Try both ways and see which you
like best. The points to tap are:
1. On the crown of the head, right on the middle, with one hand tapping on each side.
2. At the beginning of the eyebrow, in the area of the brow chakra.
3. On the part of the skull around the outside of the eye, just below the temple.
4. On the bone directly below the eye.
5. On the area just below the nose (this one may be more comfortable to tap using just one hand, or
using just the first two fingers of each hand.)
6. In the dimple just above the chin (same as above)
7. On the point just under the clavicle bone, in the middle of the chest (about ½ to 1 inch under and ½ to
1 inch to either side of the u‐shaped depression below the throat)
8. On each side of the body, about 4 inches directly below the armpit
9. On each wrist (one fun way to try this is to cross the hands horizontally in front of the body, one on
top of the other, so that the fingers of each hand touch the wrist of the opposite hand)
(These are the original points for this technique. I go on to tap 4 more points, because this feels good to
me. They are: On the sides of the hip, at the hip bone; at the base of the spine, on either side of the tailbone; just
above the knees; and on the bottom of the feet, right in the center of the arch. The last one can be alternated, or,
you can access this point as well as all the others nicely in the yoga lotus position, if you are comfortable with it.
Try these last 4 points as well as the traditional ones to see if they enhance your experience.)
Try tapping each of these points now, to familiarize yourself with them. Do this a few times to memorize
the order.
The second part of the Emotional Freedom Technique is speaking what I call the “absolute acceptance
affirmations.” These are said while tapping each point. There is a general formula for this, and you fill in the
blank:
Even though , I deeply and completely accept myself.
The blank can be virtually anything you are uncomfortable with. It could be describing physical states, such as;
“Even though my back is stiff and painful, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I have a toothache, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I have cancer, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I carry extra weight, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
It could also describe emotional states, such as;
“Even though I carry long buried rage from the past, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I am feeling sad and hopeless, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I am terrified to express myself with others, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I feel guilty being happy when so many are suffering, I deeply and completely accept
myself.”
Or it could describe mental energy, such as;
“Even though I think I am a failure in life, I deeply and completely accept myself”
“Even though I am critical toward my partner, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I carry judgments about people who are homeless, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though I think unkind thoughts about the president, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
In addition to these “inner” states, almost anything that feels “unacceptable” to you could be
addressed this way, such as;
“Even though the country I live in is at war with another country, and many people are suffering greatly
as a result, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though the car I drive contributes to the poisoning of Mother Earth, I deeply and completely accept
myself.”
“Even though the great forests, living, breathing life support systems of the planet, are being destroyed
by humans, I deeply and completely accept myself.”
“Even though a tsunami killed thousands of people in Asia, and caused huge grief for many people, I
deeply and completely accept myself.”

You get the idea. Anything you dwell on, or anything that disrupts your flow, anything that you do not
accept, or that you think is “wrong,” can fill in the blank. Another part of this is that these stuck energies often
have layers. There may be a deeper, more core emotion or thought lurking under the surface. Many of the surface
beliefs and feelings that we experience are symptoms of core issues, original energy blocks. As you are tapping
and saying the affirmation, pay attention to your energy flow. Do you feel more clarity coming, a deeper layer?
Do you feel the veils lifting, revealing core blocks? If you feel the statement changing, finish tapping through the
original statement, then tap for the new, clearer level of the issue.
For example, if you are working with the statement, “Even though I am feeling very angry with my son, I
deeply and completely accept myself,” you might find a layer under that, which might be: “Even though my
son’s behavior triggers my repressed anger, I deeply and completely accept myself” Tapping for this statement
might then reveal an even deeper, core layer, such as: “Even though I am carrying long buried rage, I deeply and
completely accept myself.”
In the UMS meditation course, you did a meditation called Falling Through The Layers, (Meditation #2 on
disc # 2). This is a very similar process. Eventually, the energy shifts, and energy can again flow freely in that area
of your energy field. This process is a powerful and effective way to free stuck energy caused by thoughts and
beliefs that don’t resonate with you.
When you use this technique, as you begin to apply it more and more to triggering situations in your life,
a shift will occur in your consciousness. You will become aware of your core issues in a way which is very
freeing, and makes them much easier to release in the present moment. You will see your patterns, and the
origins of these emotional and mental habits, more clearly. You are waking up, shedding skin, rebirthing
yourself. You are affirming your true self.
“There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not any more
what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.”—John Fowles

Exercise 7: Write About Your EFT Experiences
When you finish reading this section on the EFT, take a break. Mull the information around, and become
more familiar with the “stuck places” in your consciousness. Formulate 3‐5 statements to work with, reviewing
the process as you do. Plan for when you can have at least one hour of uninterrupted time, and do the tapping
and affirmations for your issues one at a time. Give each issue the space to shift, and grow clearer. Remember to
pay close attention to your thoughts and feelings throughout the session. Continue tapping for each issue until
you feel you have reached and cleared the core block, then move on to the next issue. I find it helpful to smudge
with white sage between issues. If you enjoy the energy clearing qualities of sage, you might like to add this to
your practice. Just make sure you are breathing deeply and fully, and have good ventilation. When you have
completed this process, reflect for a bit, then write about your experiences in your journal.

Go With The Flow
“Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is whatʹs
real.”—Sara Paddison
When I first read Louise Hay’s message “The point of power is always in the present moment,” my mind
stopped. I got it in an “Ah‐Ha!” way. Later I read The Power Of Now (2004), and this book also stopped my mind
and transported me instantaneously to a place of direct knowing. Yet sustaining this “state of grace” is the
ultimate challenge. I found that as long as I was reading pure‐mind wisdom from different sources, I could stay
connected within my own clarity. Yet put me in real life situations with challenges to my own core blocks, and I
would crumble. This is why clearing these blocks from past pain and misunderstandings, forgiving those who
have been part of your life during this “forgetting” time, especially those who you feel have harmed you, and
releasing attachment to pain through absolute acceptance of yourself, right where you are, as well as acceptance
of others, which naturally follows, is the core work in truly affirming life, and expressing truth. The absolute truth
of the statement, “The point of power is always in the present moment,” is key to this process. Every moment we
are creating our reality. Every interaction we have is an opportunity to let go, become more clear, be in the flow,
accept the perfect nature of life, and express pure mind. Remember, life always moves toward a free state. Life will
create situations in order to clear blocks. The more you are in the flow, and awake to this fluid reality, the more
immediately any blocks you create will be “in your way,” ready to be cleared. This may seem daunting, but when
you can be in acceptance, it all becomes quite interesting, fresh, and fun. Fluid interconnectedness is realized
more and more, and we begin to notice instant manifesting, synchronicity, the Magic Zone. It is the dance, every
moment. We are the dancers, the choreographers, and our life experience is the dance.
“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.”—Chuang Tzu
“Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect, there will be fish.”
—Ovid
“We are all connected in pure mind.”—Jane Roberts, Seth

Swimming In Love, Dancing With Desire
So, what do you want to create? Being still, empty, and in absolute acceptance wakes us up to truth.
When we are awake, then we can truly experience why we are here, and this is when we get to really play! What
is your heart’s desire? Truly, your heart’s desire is your path. It tells you what part you are playing, how you blend
in the flow. When you are awake, most often your work will involve guiding others to wake up, in some way.
When you recognize yourself as a creative being, and you take responsibility for this, you will see that
you can create a more harmonious world. There is so much love here, so much love focused through you,
through this creative reality structure. We are swimming in love all the time! We always get exactly what we ask
for, that’s how strong the love is. Our desire is a magnet. It is the source energy of our creative selves, and it
draws to us whatever we focus on with intention. Love might be present, but you will not see it if you are not
giving it your attention.
This deep, core heart’s desire is underneath all the layers of what you thought you desired, according to
who you thought you were. If you think you desire money, your core desire may be to draw the resources to you
for you to realize your dream. (By the way, realizing your dream is why you are here.) If you think you desire the
love of another, your core desire may be experiencing oneness with everyone and everything. If you think you
desire a new car, your core desire may be freedom of mind, and the realization of the free‐flow of life. This
doesn’t mean that you can’t ask for a new car. Create a new car for yourself, if it will help you realize your heart’s
desire.
You can attract whatever you choose into your life. Yet you came into this life to wake up, and to dance.
Choose to manifest those things and experiences that are of your deepest core desire. This way, you are aligned
with your truth, and in the flow. To do this, you want to get in touch with, to discern, what your deepest heart’s
desire is.

Exercise 8: I Desire
Each morning and evening of the next two weeks, find 15 minutes to sit quietly. Begin with the intention
to reveal to yourself your deepest, core, heart’s desire. Place your left hand over your heart and your right hand,
palm up, open in your lap. Breathe deeply, and still your mind. Think of the things in your life that you desire
right now. Say out loud:
“I desire (fill in blank).” Then ask yourself:
“Is there a deeper, more core layer to this desire?”
Breathe deeply into your heart center, and still your mind again. Let your heart speak to you, and listen
carefully.
When you hear the answer, say:
“I am now aware of my heart’s desire. My heart’s desire is (fill in blank).
All my thoughts, emotions, and actions are aligned with my hearts desire, (name it). With the power of my
focused intention aligned with the magnetism of my heart’s desire, (name it), each moment and every day I draw
to myself exactly the people, energies and resources which help me to realize my dream, my purpose on Earth.”
Keep an awareness of your heart’s desire throughout your day. Now and then, as it comes up, say to
yourself, “All my thoughts, emotions, and actions are aligned with my heart’s desire, (name it).” Pay close
attention to how this affirmation influences your experience. Note when things seem to be flowing. When you
feel the flow of life, when you feel you are swimming in love, living your dream, put your hand over your heart
and give thanks. Find a quiet time to record the heart’s desire affirmation in your journal, along with your
feelings and experiences related to this process.

Exercise 9: Be Aware
With every step, our feet create the earth beneath them. Life creates Life. Because our feet expect the
earth, it is there. This is true. Listen to your heartbeat. Our love holds the planet together. It is our spiritual
responsibility to create our dream, here on Earth. When we can live this understanding with every part of us, we
are awake.
For the next three days, when you are walking, try walking with the awareness that your feet create the
earth as you walk. If you can, go to the beach, or another natural setting, take your shoes off, and walk around
with this conscious awareness. Say out loud, “I am creating my experience. With every step I take, I create the
earth under my feet.” Pay close attention to everything you see, hear, smell, and feel during these times. Notice
how you are resonating with your environment. Write about your experiences in your journal.
We have been exploring some radical, consciousness expanding, energy shifting truths here in this time
together. I have been changed and awakened by this process, and I hope you have as well. When I began to write
this course, I thought I would only be sharing information already out there, and summarizing all the wisdom,
information, and love from all the wise people teaching about affirmations that I could access. What I found
instead was my own link to life, and the experience of myself as one with all that is, and through this
understanding, finding my voice, finding truth, in order to actively affirm life. Now we have shared this process,
and you can receive the flow of energy I send out with these words, to use for your own awakening, and for
helping others in this life process. This is my heart’s desire; to realize fully awakened consciousness, and to live this
truth and share it with others. Now that you are exploring your heart’s desire, it is time for you to begin to create
your own affirmations in order to align yourself with your truth.

“Itʹs my belief that sanity lies in realizing that reality is not exactly what we had in mind.ʺ ‐ Roy Blount

Exercise 10: Speak Your Mind
“Follow your bliss.”—Joseph Campbell
Once you are aware of your deepest heart’s desire, you can live with the intention of creating your
dream, your truth. Now is the time. You have felt absolute acceptance of your experience in the now, and you
have cleaned house mentally, emotionally, and psychically, releasing energies which are not your truth. Your
consciousness continuously expands with the understanding that every moment, you are creating your
experience. You are having more and more experiences of being in the flow, swimming in absolute creative,
instant manifesting of love. Love is the magnetic, creative body of pure consciousness, which gives you exactly
what you ask for. You are ready to step up, and live life awake, in pure mind. This is when things get fun. So it’s
time to play, to begin to manifest your dream. You are ready to begin creating your own affirmations. Below are
some general guidelines to keep in mind when you are creating affirmations for yourself: Record them in your
journal.
1. Align affirmations with your deepest heart’s desire.
2. Keep the language simple, clear, and direct.
3. Keep language positive—state what you want, avoid stating what you don’t want. Example: the
negative statement “I will not put myself down” shifts to the positive statement: “I love and accept
myself completely.” If you say “I will not put myself down,” the main message the brain receives is
“put myself down.” Always state what you want, and you will get it!
4. Use present tense language; instead of saying “I will,” say “I am.” Keep an awareness of the actuality
of your affirmation. You can say “I am becoming…more and more every day.” (process language)
5. Remember that thought, imagination, emotion, and sound are all vibrations which work together to
create your reality. The more these four are aligned, the more effective your affirmations will be.
(Breath contains all four of these vibrations. Breath is a key vibration in creating reality.) Use words
which express clarity of thought and evoke deep desire. Visualize the fruition of your dream, and feel
what it feels like to realize it. Breathe deeply and slowly as you speak, and speak clearly with
emphasis.
6. Though you have done a lot of work on releasing old beliefs, know that these have created “comfort
grooves” in your consciousness. It is very easy to slip back into habits that are familiar. Begin to just
become aware of this, pay attention to what triggers these patterns. Use the Emotional Freedom
Technique often, as a simple and effective clearing method.
7. You may encounter resistance to absolute freedom, and to having your dreams come true. Issues of
worthiness are likely to come up, as well as guilt about truly enjoying your life. This is normal. It is
okay. Just notice these things. Again, use the Emotional Freedom Technique, tapping for these blocks
daily. Accept yourself right where you are.
8. Guilt is a major energy blocker. Remember to accept what is happening at any given time. Notice the
connections between your thoughts, feelings, and experiences more and more, and be gentle and
kind with yourself. Self‐love and self‐acceptance are basic keys to realizing your dreams. Even if you
experience something you initially think is negative, try changing how you think about it. Learn from
life. That’s the point! If you find yourself feeling disappointed with your progress, try being detached
from specific outcomes, and notice flows of energy, keeping your focus on your heart’s desire
affirmation.
9. Enjoy yourself! Have fun with this process, and don’t take it too seriously. Allow yourself to
experience the magical, fluid, playful nature of reality.
10. Be thankful! Acknowledge the rich, diverse, intricate, fantastic, dreamy, love‐filled nature of physical
reality. Acknowledge your connection to all life. Get down on your knees and thank the Earth; reach
your hands up to the heavens and thank God! Live life with an “attitude of gratitude.” Laugh at the
wonder of it all. Share your joy with everyone you meet. Gratitude is the most powerful affirmation.

More Exercises
The following section gives instructions for you to follow to work with affirmations. Be sure to follow
them. They are loosely structured for the most part, so you can integrate them into your life as best fits for you.
These exercises are not intended to be any more than a jumping off point in exploring the connections between
your thoughts, imaginings, dreams, feelings, actions, and the creation of your experience.
Exercise 1
For the next week, begin and end your day with the heart’s desire affirmation. Then create an affirmation
for yourself for that day. Watch how things unfold for you. Record your experience in your journal.
Exercise 2
Throughout the day, use specific words from your affirmations to reinforce them and evoke magnetic
energy. Words such as flow, love, abundance, health, joy, awake, one, connect, reach, center, effortless, source, etc. work
well, and are excellent to include in your affirmations.
Exercise 3
Take several long walks (at least 3), during which you repeat an affirmation over and over. You can also
try repeating the affirmation one time for each step (this will slow you down. Let it.) Walking is a powerfully
effective way to integrate your affirmation into your consciousness for manifestation. The energy of nature is
flowing and supportive of this process. Write about these walks and your experiences in your journal.
Exercise 4
Create an affirmation for every aspect of your life. Create a section in your journal for each of these areas.
Write about your visions for these parts of your life, and how they connect with and support your heart’s desire.
Use the affirmations in as many different ways as you can think of. Integrate them into your consciousness. Live
them. Start with this list, and add any others you think of:
1. Self‐love, Self‐acceptance
2. Health— mental, physical, emotional and spiritual
3. Love relationships
4. Relationships with children (including future children)
5. Relationships with parents
6. Right livelihood
7. Relationship with nourishing energy flows (incl. breath, water, food, sun, trees, other beings)
8. Right home/living environment
9. Relationship to Earth
10. Relationship with unseen beings (incl. guides, angels, loved ones)
11. Oneness

Listed below are some examples of ways you can use your affirmations. This is meant to give you ideas,
and open your mind to integrating a new way of thinking into your consciousness. Eventually your goal is to be
thinking in positive, life affirming ways, and expressing your deepest truth in all aspects of your life, in order to
effortlessly create your dream NOW, and realize this as your natural way of functioning as a human being. There
are endless ways to affirm life, and this, again, primarily entails a shift in consciousness. The power of speaking
affirmations lies in the process of discernment, of realizing who you are, and who you aren’t. Eventually you will
know yourself as all things and as no‐thing. You are the “one,” feeling the rhythmic birth of creation within your
being. The process of becoming aware of this is waking up, and using your affirmations will help you on this
journey. So there is no right or wrong way, in fact, the best way will be what works for you, what is effortless and
flows with your life. These suggestions are meant to get you thinking of ways to say YES.

1. Say your affirmations when you are just barely awake and still in bed. This is a powerful time to set
intention for the day, and works with the deeper layers of consciousness.
2. Greet the rising sun and breathe in the light while speaking your affirmations. This lends the energy
of the Great Sun Being to your intentions, and is a very positive and life affirming act. This is also the
ideal time to pray for all beings, and to give thanks for your life.
3. Say your affirmations in the shower. I do this regularly, because it is a private place, it is easy to
integrate into my routine, and the flow of the water is very clearing and energizes my intentions. This
is also an excellent place to receive guidance from unseen beings, and to connect with pure mind and
direct knowing. The water cascading down onto the crown chakra opens it and clears it, and the
water helps conduct energy. I like to envision the light of pure mind flowing into me as the water
falls on me.
4. If you drink coffee, tea, juice, or a smoothie in the morning, hold your hands over the cup before you
drink and say your affirmation while charging the drink with your intention. Then ritually drink
your libation, offering it to your awakening consciousness. Keep an awareness of your affirmation as
you drink.
5. If you have a leisurely morning, (or any time!) light a candle and sit quietly in front of it. Imagine the
candle flame represents your awakened mind. Breathe for a bit, and feel yourself becoming very still.
When you feel ready, speak your affirmation into the candle flame. Hold the awareness that you are
connecting with the power of your awakened mind, in order to create your dream. (If you find
yourself beginning to receive information and guidance at this point, you might want to have your
journal ready.)
6. Speak your affirmation and set your intention while making your bed. This is great for clearing
yesterdayʹs energy and affirming the new day.
7. Say your affirmations in the car while you are driving. If you are taking kids to school, get them
involved, and make a game out of it!
8. Take an early morning walk and say your affirmation. Use the ways described above, or make up
your own rhythm.
9. Take breaks throughout your day to stop and reaffirm your intention. Do this on a schedule, or
completely spontaneously.
10. Use one power word, like stillness, peace, or light, to trigger your consciousness to integrate an
affirmation. This is easy to do throughout the day.
11. Use the life aspect affirmations in corresponding places; self‐love in front of a mirror; relationship
with Earth in a peaceful natural environment; relationship with food in the parking lot before grocery
shopping or at farmer’s market; relationship with money in the bank, etc.—use your imagination!
12. Say your affirmations while preparing food, and then hold awareness that as you eat each bite, you
are taking in the energy of pure consciousness, and that you are “becoming” your true self!
13. Play with the reality that you “die” each night as you go to bed, and are reborn in the morning, a
brand new person. You have just one day to live, and you only know pure self. How do you want to
spend your day? Create your affirmation from this point of view. This one is really fun!
14. If you have a family that you live with, set a time once a week to get together and talk about your
dreams. Then create affirmations for each other, and set the intention to support each other. It is very
powerful and quite important to support each other’s truth in a family environment. It is not
necessary that everyone’s dreams are the same, (though this can be nice). It is vital that all involved
are accepted and supported in their realization of their own truth.
15. A 13 year old Indigo girl I met gave me this one, and I give her full credit. I don’t remember her
name, but she did ask me to share it with others. She told me if you want something, to follow these 4
steps. She called the process “Wish, Pray, Dream, Have,” and said that’s all you had to remember.
She was very matter‐of‐fact about it, citing several instances where she had used it in her life, and
saying it always worked if you followed the steps.
When you wake up in morning, wish for it with all your heart.
Pray for it all day long.
Set the intention before you go to bed to dream about it at night.
When you wake up you’ll have it!
16. Say your affirmations just before you go to sleep. Again, this works with the deeper layers of the
mind. Also, you can set the intention to dream about ways that you can take action to realize your
dream.

Some Last Tips
1. Always remember the importance of aligning your intention with your heart’s desire. Act from this
place.
2. Keep journaling!
3. Give thanks!
4. Have fun!
5. Share the love!

The End And The Beginning…
There is not much to be said in conclusion. All has been communicated. Just take a moment to feel the
transmission of energy and intention behind the words and concepts. Be quiet and still. Feel the loving space held
for you by all of creation. Follow your heart, and Blessed Be.
The concepts explored in the course are keys to understanding the true power you hold; re‐read it when
you need encouragement, or a reminder of who you are. Continue to record your experiences in your journal, and
watch your life unfold!

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day
be; Your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”—James Allen
“The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created‐‐
created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are
creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the
destination.”—John Schaar
“You create your own reality. Itʹs not just actions that determine our reality, itʹs our thoughts and beliefs. We have
been taught that things happen to us when in fact they happen because of us. Many blame their misfortunes on God, fate, and
luck. If you want to find the true master of your fate, look no further than your own mirror.”—Seth through Jane Roberts

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Affirmations & Reprogramming Exam Questions

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1. Websterʹs dictionary defines ʺaffirm/affirmationʺ as:
A. to validate, confirm C. to assert as valid or confirmed
B. to state positively D. All A, B and C

2. The first step in affirming ourselves is to:
A. take notice of the negative programming we accept from others and internalize.
B. immediately tell the people who have lied to us that we don’t appreciate what they did.
C. wish fervently for a better life.
D. neither A, B or C

3. We are responsible for our state of mind and we have the power to change it. T F

4. Happiness is an unnatural state and we must work to learn it. T F

5. Happiness is:
A. an emotion B. a thought C. an unblocked flow of life‐force energy D. neither A, B or C

6. The “now” is where pure mind lives and we can bring our full presence to life. T F

7. The English language, based on separate and independent things, affects the way we think. T F

8. A paradigm is a:
A. technique B. pattern C. type of meditation D. All A, B and C

9. Children are not naturally in the flow, and must be taught to be in the flow. T F

10. Attractor fields, as discovered by David R. Hawkins, are basic archetypal energy fields hidden in the realm of
human consciousness, and all emotions and thoughts resonate within these fields. T F

11. The Spiritual Philosophy of Radical Forgiveness asserts life is just a random set of events without purpose or
intelligence. T F

12. The Spiritual Philosophy of Radical Forgiveness asserts that disease starts in the:
A. light body B. physical body C. subtle body D. emotional body

13. When we think that our thoughts and emotions are truth, they wreak havoc in our minds and bodies causing
disease. T F

14. To heal her self‐criticism and inability to love herself, Louise Hay
A. Did a colon‐scrubbing, liver‐loving fast and meditated every day for a month.
B. Swam with dolphins who telepathically showed her how lovely she truly is.
C. Said, “I love you, Louise. I really love you,” to herself in the mirror.

15. Thoughts make no difference to our attitudes. T F

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