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Wunscherfüllungdie 22 Methoden
Book by Esther Hicks
256 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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Esther Hicks
212 books1,419 followersEsther Hicks is an American inspirational speaker and best-selling author. She has co-authored nine books with her husband Jerry Hicks, presents workshops on the Law of Attraction and appeared in the first release of the film The Secret. The Hickses' books, including the best-selling series The Law of Attraction, are — according to Esther Hicks — Channelled from a group of non-physical entities called Abraham (Hicks describes what she is doing as tapping into "infinite intelligence").
Esther Hicks was born in Coalville, Utah. She married her current husband, Jerry Hicks, in 1980 and has one daughter by her former marriage.
Esther Hicks's material was the inspiration behind "The Secret"
Esther Hicks was born in Coalville, Utah. She married her current husband, Jerry Hicks, in 1980 and has one daughter by her former marriage.
Esther Hicks's material was the inspiration behind "The Secret"
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January 16, 2020
This is a spiritual how-to book. It assumes that we manifest realities in our life by letting our vibrations come into harmony with the universe and in this way, by the law of attraction, we draw experiences into our lives. If our vibrations are negative, that is what our experiences will be. By practising moving our vibrations onto a higher level, we can manifest our wishes and live a more positive life. Our aim in life is to feel good.
This really sums up the teachings of many spiritual, New Age guide books. The German edition is the second part of the original English, much longer version and it's the practical, hands-on part that offers 22 exercises or methods to practise what other books might call positive thinking. What I liked most was the emotional scale that lists 22 emotions, from lowest (fear / powerlessness / depression) to highest (joy / power / knowledge / freedom / love). A few of the exercises involve moving up the scale increment by increment, and the authors caution us against trying to jump straight from 22 to 1. Each exercise is calibrated to wherever we are currently on the emotional scale, so one step is even to identify and be aware of our condition. Eg. are we at 19 hatred / rage, at 10 frustration / impatience, at 7 contentment, or at 2 passion? 11 is translated as 'Kontra-sein' and the glossary states that the English is 'overwhelment' but as this is not a word, I'm not sure what the original actually says.
The methods or exercises that intrigue me most are:
- Method 22: Move Up the Scale. To be used when feeling low. Ask: Do I feel powerful or powerless? If the tendency is powerless, ask: Do I feel powerless or frustrated? Keep delimiting the options until you pinpoint your exact emotion on the emotional 1-22 scale. Once you've identified where you're at, voice thoughts that bring a little relief and move up one rung on the scale. What I find interesting here is that, for example, the emotion of 'hatred / rage' (at nr 19) will bring relief from the emotion 'envy / jealousy' (at nr 20). I had not thought of emotions in this way before. In this sense, even an emotion we don't enjoy can bring relief from an even more debilitating emotion.
-Method 17: Wheel of Attentiveness. When you're feeling in the middle. Draw a circle. Identify what you don't want. Then think of the opposite. Eg. I feel unloved and want to feel loved. Write down all positive thoughts inside the circle, starting at 12 noon, then 1 o'clock and so forth. Discard any negative thoughts.
-Method 15: Wallet. When you're feeling in the middle. Put £50 / €50 / $50 in your wallet. Feel the sense of security. During the day, notice all the things you could buy. If you spend the 50 at once, you'll enjoy well-being once. If you mentally spend it 20 to 30 times, you'll activate positive vibrations as if you'd spent 50thousand.
-Method 12: What If. When you're feeling OKish. If I think, 'I want this or that to happen that hasn't happened yet.', I will activate wish vibrations but also vibrations of lack. Nothing will change. But if I think, 'Wouldn't it be nice if this or that came true?', I create less resistance.
-Method 7 Dreams and Method 6 Meditation are such common spiritual devices that it's no surprise to find them here. They are advised for all points on the emotional scale.
-Method 4 Virtual Reality will also be familiar to many as 'visualisation'. Use it when you're between 1 joy and 8 boredom. Imagine a location that feels pleasant, a remembered one or an imagined one. Are you inside or outside? Is it morning or noon? How does the air feel? What are you wearing? Are there others? (Only choose pleasant people.) Don't use this to repair a real situation. This is the only method I immediately used.
- Method 8 The Book of Positivity will also be familiar to anyone who knows about Louise Hay and/ or affirmations. The interesting analogy here was: Imagine a pleasant city with only one pothole. Most people will complain about this one pothole. Instead, focus on what feels good.
Ultimately, I'm not sure to what extent the hierarchy of emotions agrees with my own sense of the Taoist indifference to all emotions, and the sense that all are equal and that none is inherently 'better' or 'worse'. Also, I simply ignored all the messages from 'Abraham', the Jewish-Islamic entity the authors are channeling; that's not really my thing. As with all of spiritual guides, I like to pick and choose.
Format and provenance: This is the paperback German copy of my spiritual friend A. It's dog-eared with use, full of her underlinings, and the middle-pages have come apart from their binding. It was lovely to read such a well-loved book. I've not tried any but one of the exercises yet but my friend has tried most of them and recommends them highly. The translation is a little clunky but mostly fine.
This really sums up the teachings of many spiritual, New Age guide books. The German edition is the second part of the original English, much longer version and it's the practical, hands-on part that offers 22 exercises or methods to practise what other books might call positive thinking. What I liked most was the emotional scale that lists 22 emotions, from lowest (fear / powerlessness / depression) to highest (joy / power / knowledge / freedom / love). A few of the exercises involve moving up the scale increment by increment, and the authors caution us against trying to jump straight from 22 to 1. Each exercise is calibrated to wherever we are currently on the emotional scale, so one step is even to identify and be aware of our condition. Eg. are we at 19 hatred / rage, at 10 frustration / impatience, at 7 contentment, or at 2 passion? 11 is translated as 'Kontra-sein' and the glossary states that the English is 'overwhelment' but as this is not a word, I'm not sure what the original actually says.
The methods or exercises that intrigue me most are:
- Method 22: Move Up the Scale. To be used when feeling low. Ask: Do I feel powerful or powerless? If the tendency is powerless, ask: Do I feel powerless or frustrated? Keep delimiting the options until you pinpoint your exact emotion on the emotional 1-22 scale. Once you've identified where you're at, voice thoughts that bring a little relief and move up one rung on the scale. What I find interesting here is that, for example, the emotion of 'hatred / rage' (at nr 19) will bring relief from the emotion 'envy / jealousy' (at nr 20). I had not thought of emotions in this way before. In this sense, even an emotion we don't enjoy can bring relief from an even more debilitating emotion.
-Method 17: Wheel of Attentiveness. When you're feeling in the middle. Draw a circle. Identify what you don't want. Then think of the opposite. Eg. I feel unloved and want to feel loved. Write down all positive thoughts inside the circle, starting at 12 noon, then 1 o'clock and so forth. Discard any negative thoughts.
-Method 15: Wallet. When you're feeling in the middle. Put £50 / €50 / $50 in your wallet. Feel the sense of security. During the day, notice all the things you could buy. If you spend the 50 at once, you'll enjoy well-being once. If you mentally spend it 20 to 30 times, you'll activate positive vibrations as if you'd spent 50thousand.
-Method 12: What If. When you're feeling OKish. If I think, 'I want this or that to happen that hasn't happened yet.', I will activate wish vibrations but also vibrations of lack. Nothing will change. But if I think, 'Wouldn't it be nice if this or that came true?', I create less resistance.
-Method 7 Dreams and Method 6 Meditation are such common spiritual devices that it's no surprise to find them here. They are advised for all points on the emotional scale.
-Method 4 Virtual Reality will also be familiar to many as 'visualisation'. Use it when you're between 1 joy and 8 boredom. Imagine a location that feels pleasant, a remembered one or an imagined one. Are you inside or outside? Is it morning or noon? How does the air feel? What are you wearing? Are there others? (Only choose pleasant people.) Don't use this to repair a real situation. This is the only method I immediately used.
- Method 8 The Book of Positivity will also be familiar to anyone who knows about Louise Hay and/ or affirmations. The interesting analogy here was: Imagine a pleasant city with only one pothole. Most people will complain about this one pothole. Instead, focus on what feels good.
Ultimately, I'm not sure to what extent the hierarchy of emotions agrees with my own sense of the Taoist indifference to all emotions, and the sense that all are equal and that none is inherently 'better' or 'worse'. Also, I simply ignored all the messages from 'Abraham', the Jewish-Islamic entity the authors are channeling; that's not really my thing. As with all of spiritual guides, I like to pick and choose.
Format and provenance: This is the paperback German copy of my spiritual friend A. It's dog-eared with use, full of her underlinings, and the middle-pages have come apart from their binding. It was lovely to read such a well-loved book. I've not tried any but one of the exercises yet but my friend has tried most of them and recommends them highly. The translation is a little clunky but mostly fine.
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