Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti)

Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti) Review

Gawain's work may be the best audiobook you can listen to for getting started with creative visualization. I had been using the technique Gawain describes for several months before I picked up this audio book. Based on the evolution and refinement of my own personal technique, I found hers to be totally "spot on". I am currently using it to work on a health issue that has plagued me for years and am having phenomenal success with it. My level of success is so great that it makes me wonder about the level of success that can be achieved with non-health related issues (i.e. are there any limitations to the use of this technique?...to which I'm sure Gawain would reply "no").

The technique itself does not require volumes to describe. It is actually quite simple and one can only become a master of it through practice, practice and more practice. Gawain does round out her practical description with some supportive methods that may sound "new age"-like but are definitely important to its efficacy. The most important supportive technique would probably be "affirmations" - verbal mantras that are positive and supporting.

If this book was only about creative visualization, it would be fairly short. As such, Gawain moves on to other, related techniques of affirmation and meditation. She also provides much of the metaphysical background she believes to be the supporting infrastructure to creative visualization. Much of this will sound extremely "new agey" to the average listener. But there is a practical technique here which can be used with great success and one does not have to agree with or even accept the metaphysical material she presents along with it. She even mentions this in the book.

What I find so striking is that not only am I NOT a believer in any metaphysical or "new age" philosophy but my own belief system seems quite antithetical to the description of the "universe" Gawain proposes. A major part of Gawain's view of our reality might be summarized with the following statement: the universe is infinitely bountiful and full of perfect love and people are the purest expression of that perfection. My own "philosophy" might be summarized by stating that the universe sucks and people are the embodiment of everything that is wrong with it. Okay, maybe that's a little harsh. Regardless, the fact that I can use this technique with success is a testament to its practicality and simple effectiveness. Of course, Gawain might say that my "negative" beliefs are purely superficial and not representative of how I truly feel. Still, my ignoring of much of the metaphysical presented here shows how effective creative visualization can be regardless of one's beliefs.

As evidenced by the one-star reviews here, there are people who simply can not "connect" with this technique. This is, I would assume, because the technique (as described), as well as most of the book has a very "new age" sound to it. For some, the practicality of creative visualization gets lost in metaphysical "mumbo jumbo." Perhaps a more popular approach to the technique would be titled "Creative Visualization and Your Stock Portfolio - Visualizing and Realizing 10-Baggers." But if people don't believe in the power of the mind and the power of our subconscious to dictate our experience in this life then why are they even listening to this book? That makes no sense at all! For those who are trapped in their ego, who do not subscribe to the premise that one's entire reality is painted by the endlessly looping program known as the subconscious and who never have experienced success with the technique, how do you convince them of its power? Unfortunately, I don't think you can. At some point, you have to realize that you're being "played" by your subconscious and you want the self-defeating game to end.

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Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti) Overview

Creative Visualization has been successfully used in the fields of health, education, business, sports, and the arts for many years. Gawain explains how to use mental imagery and affirmations to produce positive changes in one’s life. The book contains meditations and exercises that are aimed at helping the practitioner channel energies in positive directions, strengthen self-esteem, improve overall health, and experience deep relaxation. This is the book that launched a movement. "Creative visualization works." — Oprah Winfrey

Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti) Specifications

When it comes to creating the life you want, Shakti Gawain literally wrote the book. Now considered a classic, Creative Visualization teaches readers how to use their imaginations to manifest their deepest desires. In a straight-talking narrative, Gawain uses the first part to cover the basics, with chapters such as "How to Visualize," "Affirmations," and "Creative Visualization Only Works for the Good." Once she shows readers how visualization actually works, Gawain moves on to loftier discussions, such as "Contacting Your Higher Self," "Meeting Your Guide," "Setting Goals," and "Treasure Maps."

Fear not; this isn't a spiritual-lightweight book for people with a severe case of the "gimmes." Gawain has her priorities in the right place, and she cautions readers that creative visualization will not serve greed or shallow-minded thinking. For example, she discourages the cycle of trying to have more money, so you can do what you want in life, so you will be happier. "The way it actually works is the reverse," she explains. "You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want." Yet she also writes an excellent chapter on letting go of the misguided guilt that inhibits readers from becoming truly prosperous. --Gail Hudson

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