Astral Projection And Thought Forms

Seth Early Sessions, Vol 9, Session 481

Astral Projection And Thought Forms

Now there are “objective” realities that exist, within astral reality itself.

There are more than your thought forms in other words.  Your thought forms however can be used as definite aids when you are in the proper mental condition, and they can impede your progress if you are not.  In physical reality a man in a desperate frame of mind is more apt to emphasize horrible aspects in the news, for example, and to see desperation rather than joy in the faces of those he meets.  He will ignore the contented playful child on one side of the street, and notice instead a dirty ragged boy even though he be further away.  So your frame of mind when projecting will largely determine the sort of experiences you have, and the environments you visit.

Now.  The original intensity behind the construction determines the length of its existence, in your terms, rather than the duration.

(During break I had wondered, for instance, how long it would take to supplant a negative habit that had existed for say ten years, with a positive one.)

Left alone, any such construction will eventually vanish.  It will however leave a trace.  This does not necessarily mean it will leave a trace in your consciousness.  A trace in electromagnetic reality, where it can then be activated by anyone when certain conditions are met, or are favorable.

Denying energy to such a construction can be like pricking a balloon.  It can instantly disintegrate, be deflated.  The prick however is comparable to a conscious and subconscious denial of the construction’s validity.  Then all attention must be taken from it, for it thrives on attention.

To replace it with a new construction, it is a good idea to suggest that the old construction has indeed vanished, and in its place a new more acceptable one is being built.  Now symbolism may be used here.  The following mental exercise is most effective.  It may be varied according to your interest.

In your mind’s eye however imagine a run-down, shabby, deteriorating shamble of a house with rotting floorboards and sagging porches.  Then imagine that it is burned to the ground and the remaining rubble carted away and burned.  Imagine the land now free beneath it, open to the blessing of wind, rain and sun.  Then imagine a new house being built there, of your preferred choice, with all new materials, of splendid design, and see this always in your mind where before you saw the previous image.

Imagine the summer winds that blow over the land that now fills the interior of the house with scented air.  Let the first house represent all negative ideas or constructions, and the new house represent the desired ideas or constructions.  Have it firmly in your mind however as to what ideas these refer specifically.

The first object must be seen as completely destroyed, and the area cleared before the new object is imagined in its place.  The first object should be deliberately destroyed.  What relief to see it vanish.  The symbolism will help activate those forces that are necessary in any replacement of ideas.  Any object you see can be used in place of the house.

If the exercise is done correctly it is literally impossible for the old idea to obtain any energy for its continuance and your attention is directed to the desired end.  The object should be something you can visualize easily however.  If you have difficulty imagining the deliberate destruction of the negative object, this is merely a sign of its hold.  You may then instead imagine its destruction by an act of nature.  The house being struck by lightning for example.  If this is the case then the exercise should be continued until you imagine you yourself deciding upon and bringing about the destruction and replacement.  If you are not ready to burn down the structure itself, imaginatively, then you are not prepared to rid yourself of the negative behavior, you see.  The symbolic destruction is the real destruction.  The symbolic creation is the real creation.  Such exercises will cut down the physical time involved however.

Now there is no doubt that you cause your dream environment as you cause your physical environment.  As I have told you negative patterns of thought are reflected in both states.  Proper suggestion before sleep can doubly work to your advantage then, for you are holding your ground in two worlds at once.

The same exercise can be done while dreaming, you see.

This is entirely different from Ruburt’s attempt with his creature, for he was trying to form an evil creature, in those terms, to slay – a thing conscious of its own evil in those terms, and that is always dangerous.

In a very real manner, all conditions exist in your mind.

The amount of conscious thought given to any construction obviously reinforces it.  Ruburt became a writer because he thought of being a writer constantly.  He became ill, generally speaking, for the same reason.

If a desire for health leads to an emphasis upon symptoms to be overcome, you would be better off to avoid all thoughts of health or illness, and concentrate in another direction such as work.  This follows regardless of the desired end, be it wealth, fame, or so forth.  Such an emphasis can lead to a focus upon the obstacles that stand in the way.  This reinforces the negative condition.

Confidence is extremely important.  It will lead to more confidence, and of itself wipes out the fear that causes most negative conditions.  In the exercise you see the house can simply represent fear, for a basic therapeutic method, and the new house confidence.

While Ruburt tells himself he is weak or sick, he causes the organism to behave in that manner.  Dreams of health are of great benefit.  He can tell himself that his dream self becomes his physical image.  He knows his dream self is real.

The energy from any construction can be weakened if it is countered by another strong energy force.  The desire to work well, enthusiastically and emotionally held, can offset bad health for example.  You do not need the direct opposite – but something of equal or stronger intensity.  Womanly pride in Ruburt’s case is a help for example.  Other elements also come into play.  As your inner environment changes you also begin to attract others.  You will begin to attract people who want to buy paintings for example.  There is a snowballing effect – an acceleration, that is quite evident as soon as the first groundwork has been laid.

First you are clearing up negative debris, you see, and reversing a trend.  When the results show they appear magical.