Great Throughts Treasury

"Through lovingly embracing the full range of our experience -- human and divine -- we can heal the split that has existed between spirit and form, in ourselves individually and in the whole world."

"To use creative visualization it is not necessary to believe in any metaphysical or spiritual ideas, though you must be willing to entertain certain concepts as being possible. It is not necessary to "have faith" in any power outside yourself. The only thing necessary is that you have the desire to enrich your knowledge and experience, and an open enough mind to try something new in a positive spirit. Study the principles, try the techniques with an open mind and heart, and then judge for yourself whether they are useful to you. If so, continue using and developing them, and soon the changes in yourself and your life will probably exceed anything you could have originally dreamed of."

"To whatever degree you listen and follow your intuition, you become a creative channel for the higher power of the universe."

"Trust your instinct. Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness."

"Transformation begins on an individual level and moves out into the world. The more I?m learning to trust my intuition and act on it, and the more I?m willing to experience and accept all my feelings, the more the energy of the universe can move through me. As it comes through, it heals and transforms me and everyone and everything around me. This is true for each one of us. The more you are willing to trust and be yourself, the more life energy will move through you. Everyone around you will benefit from your energy and begin to trust and be more themselves. In turn, they become powerful channels for everyone in their sphere of influence. And so, transformation spreads rapidly throughout the world."

"Trusting your intuition means tuning in as deeply as you can to the energy you feel, following that energy moment to moment, trusting that it will lead you where you want to go and bring you everything you desire."

"Very seldom do we receive any support for trusting ourselves, listening to our own sense of inner truth, and expressing ourselves in a direct and honest way."

"Unless you can create a context that the world is a good place to be and can potentially work for everyone, you will experience difficulty in creating what you want in your personal life."

"We always attract into our lives whatever we think about most, believe in most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and imagine most vividly."

"We all have within us a deep wisdom, but sometimes we don't know we have it."

"We avoid the things that we?re afraid of because we think there will be dire consequences if we confront them. But the truly dire consequences in our lives come from avoiding things that we need to learn about or discover."

"We can learn to move into the unknown with the confidence that we have a guiding force within us that is showing us the way."

"We are beginning to open up both individually and collectively, to the realization that it is time to create our lives and our world differently."

"We have to get good at being with ourselves before we can hope to be good at being in relationships with others."

"We live in a culture that doesn't acknowledge or validate human intuition and doesn't encourage us to rely on our intuitive wisdom."

"We are living in a very exciting and powerful time. On the deepest level of consciousness, a radical spiritual transformation is taking place. I believe that on a worldwide level, we are being challenged to let go of our present way of life and create an entirely new one. We are, in fact, in the process of destroying our old world and building a new one in its place."

"We don?t have in our culture a healthy understanding and respect for the value of Being, which is simply being present in the moment, not trying to go somewhere, not trying to accomplish anything but, just present."

"We have been accustomed to thinking that we have to get something from outside us in order to be happy, but in truth it works the other way: we must learn to contact our inner source of happiness and satisfaction and flow it outward to share with others--not because it is virtuous to do so, but because it really feels good. ~ Shakti Gawain"

"We must deeply recognize that there is no split between ?spiritual? and ?unspiritual,? good and bad. All aspects of life are elements of the life force and facets of the divine. True healing comes from owning and accepting all of life?s energies within ourselves. Ultimately, the collective healing of our planet can only come through the personal commitment of us all as individuals, in exploring and embracing the shadow in our own lives."

"We may overcompensate for our feelings of powerlessness by attempting to control and manipulate other people and our environment. Or we may eventually burst forth with uncontrolled rage that is highly exaggerated and distorted by its long suppression."

"We must never underestimate the potent impact we each have on the collective consciousness, whether we are taking responsibility for it or not."

"We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples' models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open."

"We need to take some time to relax, get quiet and get present with ourselves in the moment and get present with Nature, and with other people. It's a way of replenishing ourselves."

"Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it?s important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. We need to literally 'count our blessings,' give thanks for them, allow ourselves to enjoy them, and relish the experience of prosperity we already have."

"What we create within is mirrored outside of us."

"What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly."

"When I wrote Living in the Light, I wanted to share about how I live my own life and to encourage people to tap into their own inner wisdom."

"When I am trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously."

"When I?m trusting and being myself as fully as possible, everything in my life reflects this by falling into place easily, often miraculously."

"When we finally give up the struggle to find fulfillment "out there," we have nowhere to go but within. It is at this moment of total surrender that a new light begins to dawn."

"When you have strong intention to create something -- that is, you deeply desire it, you completely believe that you can do it, and you are totally willing to have it -- it is likely to manifest in your life in one way or another."

"When you achieve a goal, be sure to acknowledge consciously to yourself that it has been completed. Often we achieve things that we have been desiring and visualizing, and we forget to even notice that we have succeeded! So give yourself some appreciation and a pat on the back, and be sure to thank the universe for fulfilling your requests."

"When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away."

"When we create something, we always create it first in a thought form. If we are basically positive in attitude, expecting and envisioning pleasure, satisfaction and happiness, we will attract and create people, situations, and events which conform to our positive expectations."

"When you truly give up trying to be whole through others, you end up receiving what you always wanted from others."

"When you're following your energy and doing what you want all the time, the distinction between work and play dissolves."

"While no amount of financial wealth can guarantee an experience of prosperity, it is possible to experience prosperity at almost any level of income, except when we are unable to meet our basic physical needs."

"You create your opportunities by asking for them."

"While prosperity is in some ways related to money, it is not caused by money."

"You create opportunities by asking for them."

"You DO want a relationship ? and you DO want freedom ? what you really want is BALANCE, you want wholeness. But there is some inner conflict ? fear, anxiety, some disowned part of yourself that is keeping you free, but also keeping you out of a relationship."

"Your goal may be on any level -- physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. You might imagine yourself with a new home, or with a new job, or having a satisfying relationship, or feeling calm and serene, or perhaps with an improved memory and learning ability. Or you might picture yourself handling a difficult situation effortlessly, or simply see yourself as a radiant being, filled with light and love. You can work on any level, and all will have results ... through experience you will find the particular images and techniques that work best for you."

"Your intuition will tell you where you need to go; it will connect you with people you should meet; it will guide you toward work that is meaningful for you - work that brings you joy, work that feels right for you."