I’m finding that the Law of Attraction, specifically understanding how my thoughts feel (which indicates what I am attracting), can be subtle. We are taught to see only what we “see” with our normal senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, smell. But to feel for vibration is a different matter.
I am getting better at it. For several weeks now I have been doing an exercise in the morning where I write down statements and analyze them “vibrationally” using the Emotional Scale provided by Abraham-Hicks in their book “Ask and It is Given.”
The Emotional Guidance Scale has a series of emotional qualities that range from very “high” emotions like appreciation and enthusiasm all the way to “low” emotions like fear, guilt, or powerlessness.
The Emotional Guidance Scale:
- Joy/Knowledge/Empowerment/Freedom/Love/Appreciation
- Passion
- Enthusiasm/Eagnerss/Happiness
- Positive Expectation/Belief
- Optimism
- Hopefulness
- Contentment
- Boredome
- Pessimism
- Frustration/Irritation/Impatience
- Overwhelment
- Disappointment
- Doubt
- Worry
- Blame
- Discouragement
- Anger
- Revenge
- Hatred/Rage
- Jealousy
- Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness
- Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness
So, for instance, let’s say hypothetically I wrote:
“I have a show tomorrow. I’m a bit nervous. I’m sure the playing will be fine, but I don’t know the people, and there’s a lot of gear to set up. It’ll be intense. I hope all goes well.”
How does this feel to you?
To me, there are several feelings that come across. First, there’s “I’m a bit nervous” and “I don’t know the people, and there’s a lot of great to set up. It’ll be intense.” This feels like doubt and worry. Those on the negative side of the Emotional Scale, #13 and #14 respectively in fact, right below disappointment and right above blame.
There’s also “the part about the playing”I’m sure the playing will be fine.” That feels lighter, like ease, or #4 Positive Expectation.
In fact, the statement and the feelings behind it show how I felt about an event I played piano for last week. I felt confident that the event itself would go well, yet I still found myself worried about various details and the overall intensity of the experience. The event went fine, as it turns out, though it was intense.
Each day I have been analyzing my own statements on various subjects in my life using the Emotional Scale. It has revealed some new insights on my own thought patterns, showing me how I actually felt about things in ways I didn’t realize as much before.