Create Powerfully In Pictures
“I am an artist. I love creating masterpieces, valued works of art. I draw love, inspiration, peace and harmony into my life. My purpose is to express my gift beautifully, completely and divinely; so that I can share my light with the world.”
(An acrylic painting of dolphins in underwater I did in 1999; my hobbies included scuba diving and painting.)
I wrote the above lines and shared them from my facebook account recently. I thought I would like to describe a little more of what I mean with an article on creating powerfully in pictures. There is a lot of truth to the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”. The language of your subconscious mind is not by words but symbols and visuals. Any image in your mind held constant with every belief and trust materializes.
A simple illustration is the building of a house. Before the completed house actually stands on an empty plot of land, the architect has to come up with a design. He or she needs to create in a visual representation. The building materials can then be put together. The final house can only look like what had initially existed in thought forms.
Inspired Visions
The same holds true in everything you desire. It can be a relationship, work, vacations, or even a spiritual connection with angels, guides or the Divine. If you do not have a consistent idea of the end result in your mind, you will have a hard time manifesting it. Having a clear and accurate vision keeps you from being distracted from your dreams by life’s drama, despair and disappointments. You remind yourself of the picture in your mind, to stay on track in pursuing your dreams.
You need to impress on your subconscious so that you can start to draw experiences to bring it forward. You get better results in your visualizations if you employ mental pictures. An inspired vision keeps you focused on where you wish to head. A mental picture keeps you connected with feel-good emotions, as if you are already in possession of your ultimate desire. If you have a vision with a clear mental picture, with strong belief, you move beyond just wishing.
“Vision / It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.”
— Robert Collier (American motivational author, 1885-1950)
The Problem of Inaccurate Picture
Indeed, mostly, many of us find ourselves manifesting the opposite of what we really desire. Our imagining runs contrary to our intents. We give up, saying that the Law of Attraction does not work!
On the contrary, what is really working behind the scene is a poor image that we hold in our subconscious mind. While we hope to create more positive life situations, it will be hard to create a more empowering picture than the one we are already holding in our minds.
Hence, the solution lies in replacing the current mental picture to match our desires. We shift the old picture aside and replace it with a sharper, focused and clearer picture of what we wish to intend for. In case you are interested, the Silva Life program teaches powerful creative visualization techniques to create powerful mental pictures.
The Problem of Vague Picture
If the mental picture is vague and unclear, we are not going to manifest anything. There will simply be no creation. Full stop.
Just like the architect. If he or she does not have a picture to begin with, the house can never take form. The building process cannot begin without a blueprint. The workers cannot lay the bricks, the electrician cannot do the wiring, the carpenter cannot do the woodwork and the painter cannot do the painting. As the architect, you need to have the complete picture of the different elements put together.
(Like how my table came together? My dolphin painting was actually for a table top!)
In fact, the more clearly you are able to see your picture and are definite in your receipt of it, the more quickly it is going to manifest. If you keep changing your plans because you are not clear, then it is only obvious that your manifestation is going to take a longer time.
Paint Pretty Pictures of Happiness, Love and Sunshine
“Dreams are like the paints of a great artist. Your dreams are your paints, the world is your canvas. Believing, is the brush that converts your dreams into a masterpiece of reality.”
— anonymous
You have got an open canvas. It is up to you what you wish to create. If you are hoping for more positive outcomes, it is obvious that you will need to hold uplifting pictures in your mind. Hence, paint pictures of happiness, love, inspiration, peace, joy, sunshine and harmony that draw experiences of the same resonance to you.
Have some fun! Play around with colors, brushes, type of paint or paper. Here is a tip: make your picture colorful, brighter, three-dimensional, and lively! (Each visual attribute is also known as a submodality in NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming). The study of submodalities is about how your brain processes information. By making your picture clearer, colorful, more intense, nearer, etc, you can create personal transformations! )
There is really no limit to what you can create. The problem is not so much whether the possibilities are endless but the boundaries you have placed on yourself. You create obstacles when you start to worry over how the picture is going to take form and fret that what you ask for does not seem coming!
“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes (American Physician, Poet, Writer, Humorist and Professor at Harvard, 1809-1894)
Worrying does not solve your issues. Instead, always remind yourself that the Universe is abundant. It brings you the required resources for the manifestation to take place. At the same time, recognize that life does present challenges. Be mindful of negative intrusions. For instance, your ego can get in the way! It introduces fear and interferes with your visioning. However, you need to remember it is not your ego that creates but the divinity within you that does.
Take Action
Here is a summary of what is discussed in this article and previous posts:
1.Replace inaccurate mental picture with the one that match your desires.
2.Sharpen your picture if it is vague, blurred or out-of-focus with clarity, color and brightness.
3.Picture positive outcomes with added details to your picture.
4. Make your picture three dimensional and panoramic.
5. Connect your feelings with the picture.
6.Turn your picture into an inspired vision.
7.Hold the same mental image for at least 68 seconds.
On a practical level, support yourself with exercises, techniques and affirmations. You can do these with the aid of vision boards, mind movies, Silva Life and/or dream manifestation kits.
Have a Make-Over
How have you been picturing yourself? A vision of success, hope and inspiration? Or a picture of dullness, disillusion and despair? You can create a new and more empowering picture of yourself, if you have not already done so. Do share your before and after make-over plans!
Abundance Always,
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