RAS – Signs of a Counter-Vision
Kathleen Murray asked a question (paraphrased), "How can you discover and prevent the counter-vision from sabotaging your conscious vision … before it's too late?" Good question.
Personally, there are times when I am so clueless about my counter-visions, I unwittingly participate in weakening the possibilities for manifesting my chosen vision. In those cases, I learn the hard way – after the fact. But each time, I become more aware of the signals that a counter-vision is lurking. It's an educating process – fascinating and freeing.
Some of the signs I've noticed so far are: hazy images or a lot of images, none of which are compelling; not much real enthusiasm/feelings when I visualize; too much energy or forceful energy (indicating a demand), i.e., the possibility of it not manifesting is not acceptable.
My counter-visions generally sound like: this isn't really going to work anyway; I can't really have that; I have to have that; it'll be *too much* work/money/power/time/trouble; it (or I) won't be *enough* in some way.
The problem with counter-visions is that often they are inherited or generated at a young age and therefore time-tested and proven to be true over and over again – because they keep manifesting, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. There's a certain normalcy about that that gives those counter-visions lots of power – a count-on-able-ness that feeds my desire for predictability, while it starves the dreams in my heart.
Bottom line – ferreting out those old mental maps about who I am and what I *deserve/don't deserve* is worth my time. And any vision will work. The more visions I have, the more opportuities for updating my mental maps. Why not?
I like the part you wrote about forceful energy. That is what you meant by too much energy I think. I can have a lot of positive energy with a vision and intention and there is nothing wrong with that. It is when it moves into a demand that it is too much. Who knows how much is too much? I usually do by the way it feels. If my vision and intentions flow easy and free I know that I am in the zone.
Ann, I’m so enjoying all these posts on RAS. Am sending them to many of the potential copy editors I’m mentoring, so they can “get” why/how they’re not creating themselves as successful freelance (emphasis on “free”!) copy editors.
And you’re just the best at finding good graphics too!
I have always wanted to win the lottery (well, as long as it’s been around), but my counter-vision is soooooo powerful (That’s not for you; it isn’t going to happen; you’re being greedy; you wouldn’t know what to do with all that money), that I rarely bother buying a ticket. And when I do, I feel the counter-vision kick in, like a glancing blow to the left side of my chest that pushes me to my right.
And because I’ve never won more than $20 bucks, I now have additional pieces of MT: You’re not meant to win; this is the wrong thing for you to be spending money on; don’t do this again; winning the lottery is not your life path!
Y’know what? Until just this moment of writing them down, I’ve believe they were all true! Lordy, no wonder I haven’t won. I’ll do some processing and get myself free for the New Year.
Love,
Jen
I really got a hold of a big counter Intention this xmas. I never got what I wanted for xmas so I believed that I was naughty. I mean never that I can recall. I would try and try to be nice but it really put a lot of pressure on me and I would eventually blow.
Although I just uncovered this…..I have been telling myself this for 50 years…In order to get what you want you need and have to be nice…
Like Jen I have believed that to be true for a long time. This year my intention is to be naughty and nice. Or better yet allow myself to be human and naughty can be nice.
William Pilch
Without too much efforts, a friend changed much, the burden lighter, and walked so easily, our hearts so open-minded, unique, epoch, Xinxin congenial, everything interlinked!