This book and Abraham's teachings changed my life. I attracted a great job, my wonderful husband, and more using the knowledge I gained. However, Ask and It Is Given is more than just a manual on how to manifest your desires (there are 22 easy-to-understand processes readers can utilize in order to become a match to their desires). It's also a book that will either challenge or confirm your beliefs* about God, reality, the purpose of life, and the true nature of your own identity as a powerful spiritual or vibrational being.
I don't know if I can adequately explain or give justice to all of the concepts contained within, but the key principles discussed include the Vibrational Laws that are responding to our thoughts (energy) which equal our vibrational point of attraction.
Our emotions are equally important because they're a measure of what we're thinking and, therefore, doing with our vibration. The more better-feeling thoughts we think, the more we're allowing good and our desires to flow to us. This is because there's only one energy stream that flows from Source and it's one of Well-Being. So there's no source of evil. Just feeling good (allowing) or not feeling good (resistance). Feeling good holds greater significance than the manifestations because it's who we really are: good or physical extensions of God. That's why good feels good!
I admit that when I first learned of these teachings I was more concerned about the manifestations than about feeling good. I have since realized that joy really is the true measure of success, while the manifestations are just the indicators of our alignment or not with higher consciousness (Source Energy). It's okay, too, if we don't always feel good. Our negative emotions are useful by showing us that we're focused on what we don't want and, therefore, we can then guide our thoughts towards what we do want.
So, back to the Vibrational Laws. These three laws are the Law of Attraction, the Law of Creation, and the Law of Allowing. In addition to being universally and vibrationally based these laws, like the Law of Gravity, are also absolute which means they work regardless of one's beliefs or awareness of them. The advantage to knowing about these laws is that one can DELIBERATELY create one's life, instead of by default which is what most people are doing.
How empowering is it to know that we are the creators of our own reality, that we are born with free will, that the purpose of life is joy, and the end result contributes to the expansion and eternalness of the Universe?
I so appreciate this powerful knowledge, Abraham, and the Hicks who have tirelessly and lovingly helped to share Abraham's teachings. (Abraham is essentially Source Energy or God, but they don't go by the latter label as it has different meanings for everyone). I learned so many things that I didn't know before, or rather as it is stated things I didn't remember. Some of these concepts might be too unbelievable for others, but they resonated with me.
This book is for those who are ready to receive the anwers they've been asking for. Ask and it is given, indeed!
*Although the aim isn't to change our beliefs but to help guide us more towards what we want, happiness.