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Thought is a Creative
Power
In our spirit of unity | by Jeanette Monterio
Thought is a creative power and is the seed from which all of creation manifests.
Thoughts are the moving force within an idea that gives that idea expression. I only
need to look as far as my desk to know that everything in front of me was created
by the moving force of thoughts. The pen, the computer, the stack of books, and yes,
even the lukewarm coffee, was once a thought in someone's mind. Within a 12-inch
radius is physical evidence of thousands of thoughts from thousands of people. To
accept responsibility for our thoughts is to take charge of our lives.
Matrix of choices
In the first Matrix adventure, Neo, (the hero portrayed by Keanu Reeves), is presented
with a choice by Morpheus. He could choose the red pill and the true nature of his
experiences would be revealed, or if Neo were to choose the blue pill, he would remain
ignorant of the truth and his world would remain unchanged. Neo could elect to awaken
from the dream or sustain the dream. Neo could choose to live his life honestly and
with integrity or choose to live asleep and in ignorance. Our "Red Pill"
opportunities offer us great power and great potential and with that potential and
power is the choice. To put it simply, I think therefore I create.
This movie is a wonderful metaphor of how we, as creative beings, live in a matrix
of choices. It is estimated that we make 40,000 choices in a day -- 40,000 opportunities-a-day
to choose between honesty and ignorance or truth and illusion. Our thoughts create
our experiences and our environment. We don't get a choice about whether or not we
are creative beings. WE ARE! We get to choose whether or not we will create consciously
or unconsciously. Either way, WE CREATE. We can choose to live our true nature and
create from the place of empowerment, or we can choose to deny our creative power
and create from our unconscious thoughts. Either way, WE CREATE. We can choose between
authenticity and inauthenticity. We can choose to live with integrity or choose to
live asleep and in ignorance.
Trinity of manifestation
We don't get to choose our power of manifestation. We are always manifesting. But,
we do choose how that power is directed by the thoughts that we hold. There are three
components to the manifestation of our thoughts. Metaphysically, this trinity represents
the three aspects of the creative process:
¥ The Mind = that which creates.
¥ The Idea = the thought.
¥ The Expression of the Idea = choice of manifestation.
As we master the creative process, we learn how to use the power of thought in such
a way that it will help us make our dreams come true. Our (masculine) conscious thoughts
need the (feminine) emotional components, to manifest the form (child). When there
is an emotional component to our thoughts, though it may be a "small as a mustard
seed," our thoughts will take form in our world.
I find it interesting that the emotional representative in the Matrix is called "Trinity."
Though her role in the film was subordinate and stereotypical, nevertheless, she
represented an important component in conscious choice). When Neo (conscious choice)
was about to die and as he was taking his last breath, Trinity (emotion) delivers
a life-giving kiss and declares: "The Oracle told me that I would fall in love.
So you see, you can't be dead. You can't be. Because I love you."
Whatever we are emotionally attached to cannot die. This applies to both the things
in our life that we want to create and the things in our life that we wish to change.
This applies equally to the things we love and the things we fear. As long as our
thoughts are being fed emotionally, they cannot die.
Have you ever had an experience of making a choice for change in your life (a new
job, a relationship change, or lifestyle change) and just as that change was about
to take form, an emotional attachment brought life back to the old choice? Both positive
and negative emotional charges can "breathe life" into the old choices
or new choices.
Care and feeding of our thoughts
Our thoughts are living, radiating forces, and like all living forces, they need
to be fed and nurtured in order to grow into manifestation:
¥ Thoughts can grow into manifestation through repetition. Repetitive thoughts, which
are affirmations of truth, or repetitive thoughts, which are affirmations of what
is inauthentic. Both have direct and equal impact on what we create.
¥ Thoughts can grow into manifestation when they are emotionally fed. We give our
thoughts power through thoughts of love or thoughts of fear. Both have direct and
equal impact on what we create.
What we focus our thought on, we attract into our lives. This is known as the "Law
of Mind Action."
A personal example
I had a desire to purchase a new vehicle. The car I wanted was not aligned with the
amount of money I had saved. Nevertheless, I continued to envision this beautiful
car. I focused my attention on what I wanted to create. I imagined the color, the
interior. I focused my emotion by imagining how it would feel to drive the car. I
kept the vision fed by having pictures of "my new car" on my bathroom mirror
and the dashboard of my old car.
My partner saw an ad in the newspaper featuring the car I wanted for the price I
had envisioned. He immediately went to the dealership, reviewed the car and showed
the salesman the ad. The salesman said that he could not sell the car for that price;
it must be a typo. He met with his sales manager and he informed my partner "according
to state laws, they had to sell the car at the advertised price despite the typographical
error in the ad." My new car was the exact color and interior as the wrinkled
photo attached to the dashboard of my old car! Additionally, everyone benefited from
this demonstration, and our family continues to purchase their automobiles through
this dealership that demonstrated integrity and honesty.
Thoughts hold power
Thought is the initiating power behind every action, consciously or unconsciously.
Every motion that we take is backed by thought, though we may not be aware of thinking
before each step. Thoughts are the motivating power behind an action and have a direct
effect on matter. Even when we do not act on the thought, it has already produced
some kind of effect.
¥ Thoughts are the power
behind every action, conscious or unconscious.
¥ Our thoughts gain power through our emotional attachments to them.
¥ When we accept responsibility for our thoughts we take charge of our lives.
¥ We are always manifesting. Our thoughts determine what we manifest.
Choose your thoughts well. Your life depends upon it!
Thoughts & Manifestation
Unity East is offering a two-day workshop on Intentional Manifestation on January
17 and 24. The workshop will explore the three phases of manifestation: Your Beliefs,
Your High Dream/Divine Purpose, and How to intentionally manifest it in your life.
This experiential workshop will integrate personal discovery, transformation and
ongoing support to define and to manifest your life's dream and the thoughts that
support that dream. Jeanette Monterio, Dawn Morningstar, and Dianna Smith will facilitate
this workshop. Dawn Morningstar is a Certified Life Coach Practitioner and inspirational
speaker committed to personal, professional, and spiritual transformation. She finds
great joy supporting individuals in living their high dreams and sees a world where
all people live consciously as expressions of the Divine. Dianna Smith is a Certified
Management Effectiveness Coach and healing practitioner, specializing in Jin Shin
Jyutsu and High Touch Jin Shin. She has supported others in discovering their life
potential through transformational experiences, healing sessions, and creative workshops.
Her gift is to help individuals discover and nurture their mind, body, spirit connection.
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in or near the Twin Cities: Unity Christ Church, Golden Valley (763) 521-4793; Unity
South, Bloomington (952) 884-6656; Unity of the Valley, Burnsville/Savage (952) 895-0745,
Unity East, Newport/Woodbury, (651) 731-5330; Unity North, Coon Rapids (763) 554-6489;
Unity, Sanctuary of the Heart, St. Paul (952) 848-2346, or other Unity churches in
Minnesota; visit www.unityminnesota.org.
Jeanette Monterio is the interim spiritual leader of Unity East, a spiritual community
that raises world consciousness by inspiring individuals to express their Divine
Essence. She has been in the healing profession and has led workshop on spiritual
practices since 1982. She is committed to supporting individuals on their creative
journey of spiritual empowerment through inspirational Sunday lessons, workshops
and personal coaching.
Copyright ©
2004 Jeanette Monterio
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