What I believe is stronger than any “positive thought” I might try to plant in my brain. No matter how many times I tell myself something, if I don’t believe it – it won’t materialize. In his book You Are the Placebo, Dr. Joe Dispenza says that we “can intellectualize” things, but if we “can’t emotionally embrace” them, they “can’t enter into the autonomic nervous system … which is vital because that’s the seat of the subconscious programming that’s been calling all the shots.”
It’s seems obvious that what I believe isn’t the same as what others believe. But I should know what I believe, right? Not! Grrr – I can’t be certain that what I believe is true – or real. Subconsciously I carry around many views that influence my perceptions and color my world in ways that, when consciously known, make me squirm.
How many times have I SAID I believed something – applied a positive thought; and nothing changed? Drat & Drat. I’ve got to go deep into my subconscious and tweak it – or maybe make a wholesale overhaul; whatever. Dr. Joe says the more suggestible I am the easier it is to reprogram my own brain. Then he goes on to tell me that it’s my analytical mind that could be getting in the way. Everyone has some level of analytical mind – some just lean harder one way or the other. There are highly suggestible folks; others, through schooling, how they were raised – or just their individual nature are harder nuts to crack.
Here we are, children of the “age of reason” – inheriting the riches from the Industrial Revolution; many of us joining the Prove It Generation. Dr. Joe says:
“.. if you’re continually analyzing your life, judging yourself, and obsessing about everything in your reality, then you’ll never enter the operating system where those old programs exist and reprogram them. Only when a person accepts, believes, and surrenders to a suggestion does the door between the conscious and subconscious minds open.”
Sound like anyone I know? Bwwaahahahaha!
Placebos work on people who believe. To change my beliefs; my thoughts, emotions and perceptions require personal conviction. This must be why I gobble books that integrate philosophy with quantum physics, biology of belief and molecules of emotion theory. These concepts are presented from a scientific point of view; following protocols that unlock the obstacles of my subconscious. The more I learn, the more sure I am that I can change who I am and my circumstances.
Pairing thoughts with an emotion is step one to move toward changing a belief.
“.. it’s generally accepted in psychology that a person who experiences intense emotions tends to be more receptive to ideas and is therefore more suggestible.”
Which emotion to perpetuate? I say we go with “Elevated” vs. “Limited” Emotions. As outlined by Dr. Joe they are:
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ― Carl Sagan
