I was just studying about Rene Descartes. This in my interpretation of what I learned and how I apply it: Descartes said that he could imagine himself existing without a body, but he could not imagine himself existing without a mind. I would take that a step further. I can imagine existing without a body. However, can I imagine existing with a mind that has no consciousness? I cannot. Thus I feel the terms Mind, Soul, Spirit and Consciousness are different ways of saying the exact same thing. It's like the blind men describing an elephant when they are only allowed to touch completely different parts of the animal. They are describing the exact same being, but from different perspectives.
Atheist scientists may not agree, but they do so on BLIND FAITH. They have no scientific experiments, I have heard of, that demonstrate how mind, soul, spirit and consciousness are completely different 'things'. Until I see evidence demonstrating otherwise I will believe they are indeed the same thing because that is what works for me. When something that works better comes along I intend to be ready to embrace it.
I believe my efforts have strengthened my Intention to the point where I dare not passionately think of something I do not want to have manifest into my life unless I REALLY WANT IT TO MANIFEST!!! If I passionately want legitimate excuses for not getting to projects around the house I have been neglecting I WILL INDEED MANIFEST THOSE EXCUSES.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ASPECT OF THE SECRET PHILOSOPHY
THAT IS NOT ADDRESSED IN EITHER THE DVD NOR THE BOOK!!!
YOU CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THE LUXURY OF
CONSISTENTLY THINKING ABOUT NEGATIVE THINGS
UNLESS IT IS TOWARDS THE MANIFESTATION
OF SOMETHING YOU REALLY WANT TO MANIFEST!!!
Always consider that manifestation may come with consequences. If you refuse to consider this you may regret that manifestation not only for the rest of your miserable life, but for the rest of eternity!
The creators of The Secret focus on the positive, sweet, nicey nice things regarding the Law of Attraction without warning of the dangers of using the process while consistently thinking negative thoughts!!
As you advance in the restructuring of your thinking processes in the effort to become a master of manifesting using the Law of Attraction you get to a point where it becomes dangerous to think of ANYTHING extensively with passion. If you continue to passionately think of things you DO NOT want and you do so with tremendous passion you just might find those things manifesting in your life!!!
THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU ARE NOT WARNED ABOUT IN THE SECRET!!
I am now in the midst of such a manifestation because I didn't want to get to the projects I feel the Spirit of the Living Universe demands I do. I keep putting those projects off and passionately do not want to do them and the Spirit forced a manifestation so that I have a legitimate excuse for not doing them.
What I am constrained to do is to think of my house as my mind. I am commanded to get rid of everything I do not want and keep the rest clean, orderly and clearly labeled or stacked so that I can easily find whatever I may own that I may need to use. Sounds easy enough, right? It is MY MIND and no one else can help me do this with my thoughts. Consequently, no one else can help me clean and order my house. That would defeat the whole purpose of the task!
Oh, how I wish I could have some help. Alas, I am not allowed to have help and the more I passionately think that I do not want to do it the more I risk manifesting a legitimate reason not to do it. Yes, my mind has become that strong!!
The weak-minded skeptics cannot conceive what is possible for the strong-minded. They blindly assume that since their weak minds cannot do much of anything there is no possibility the strong-minded can accomplish what they themselves cannot. They can watch videos of advanced Martial Artists doing incredible things because of the strength of their minds, concentrated and focused, and just explain it all away as either fakery or some other nonsense. This is the way of the weak-minded fools.