Iguazu Falls, Brazil by Tony Hathaway

What are Affirmations?

An affirmation is a positive statement in the present tense which asserts a reality you are seeking to manifest in your life. Our subconscious responds to the messages we send it. Even if we are unaware of our thoughts, they are received and acted upon by our deeper selves. So beliefs like “I am a bad person”, “money is the root of all evil” or “I am never going to lose this weight” keep us in a negative energy sphere, unable to experience real joy, even if these beliefs are held below the threshold of our everyday consciousness. By repeating a positive affirmation statement regularly - at least three times, three times a day - it gradually becomes something you believe and that is true in your life. These affirmations are best spoken out loud, but your subconscious also hears them when you say them silently to yourself.

The words you use have power. By making a conscious choice to voice words that state the truth you seek, you allow that truth to enter your life. Or, to put it another way, form follows thought, so think good thoughts to enable good things to happen.

How can we use Affirmations in our work together?

Listening to your story, I become aware of your hidden beliefs that may be stopping you from making the changes your conscious mind has decided you want to make to improve your situation. To have a more positive orientation to life, it is important in the process of spiritual counselling to bring these beliefs to the surface and gradually transform them. Replacing negative thought patterns with positive affirmations is one of the tools we use in this work. Together we develop the appropriate affirmations for you.

Affirmations can also be used to help establish new habits even if there is no negative belief impeding the manifestation of your new behaviour. For example, “I give thanks every day for the abundance in my life” can reinforce your habit of expressing gratitude. This simple mantra can remind you of your grace and help you to be humble in the face of the mysteries of the universe. Since the ego can the greatest obstacle to self-realisation, any affirmation that helps the ego to see itself in its proper proportion will create space in which your soul can dance.

I am a firm believer in small steps towards a goal, no matter how grandiose the eventual results you seek. So I encourage you to develop affirmations that address the challenges immediately in front of you, because in meeting these successfully you move closer to your desired reality.

RECOMMENDED AUTHORS / TEXTS

Catherine Ponder Dynamic Laws of Healing 1966

Ernest E. Munday Studies in Self-Healing 1923

Deepak Chopra Seven Spiritual Laws of Success 1994

Louise Hay Heal Your Body 1984

LINKS

Catherine Ponder Dynamic Laws of Healing 1966
Ernest E. Munday Studies in Self-Healing 1923
Deepak Chopra Seven Spiritual Laws of Success 1994
Louise Hay Heal Your Body 1984