Your Law of Attraction Questions Answered -FREE!

by LOA Guru Jack Cox

Legal disclaimer: All answers are given in good faith but no responsibility can be accepted for the consequences of following the advice given.

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Question:  Hi Jack, I've finished reading The Science of Getting Rich and The Secret. Both affirm to the fact that you have to have a clear and definite image of what you want first before you impress it upon formless matter. As there are a few things I want does that mean I have to formulate a coherent image for each thing I want and then hold the vision of "each" thing in my mind. This could be quite extensive. For example I have written out the things I DO WANT in my life and for example there are about 10 things in particular. Is it better to hold the vision of "1" thing until you get it as opposed to "10" things? And if so, how much contemplation of the 1 or 10 things do I need to do per day. I know thoughts alone will not bring me what I want and that I have to attach action as well as acting in a "certain way" (according to The Science of Getting Rich) but what I greatly need your advice on is a step by step guide as to how I actually work about getting the clear mental image and how do I know I am doing it correctly. I look forward to reading your answer.

M.T. - London England

Jack's Answer: Let me start by saying something you didn't ask.  The Law of Attraction works by drawing to us the reality we habitually hold in our minds.  But there is more to it than that.  The part of our mind that psychologists call the subconscious is a cunning little blighter.  It always wants to prove itself right, and it always does.  Whatever your subconscious mind believes and expects, it will bring about.  This is why religions are so powerful, they teach people to believe certain things, which may or may not be literally true  (I am not saying that the teachings of any particular religion are or are not literally true. I am saying that from a LOA standpoint is does not matter). These beliefs then lead to certain expectations.  So our subconscious minds set to work to make those expectations come true for us.  Of course if the belief / expectation is of hell and damnations its not a very useful religion.  Religions that make us believe in the power of prayer, magic and miracles will help us much more and lead us to the success and happiness we desire. 

Needless to say you don't need to turn to any religion to make the Law of Attraction work for you.  I only give that as an example.  Any form of brainwashing will do.  Yes brainwashing.  There is so much negativity out there brainwashing us for failure that we need to fight back with positive brainwashing of our own.  Call it 'programming' if you don't like the word 'brainwashing', its the same thing. So good forms of brainwashing we can employ include a carefully chosen religion, affirmations, creative visualisation, hypnosis, and gratitude.  Yes gratitude.  If we say "thank you" often enough our subconscious minds will start to believe we have things to be grateful for, to expect those things and conditions to be present in our lives.  So it will create those things and conditions in order to prove itself right. 

But what you wanted to know is should we brainwash ourselves for one thing at a time or all together.  Well yes, both.  When we are learning the various techniques I just mentioned, it helps to keep it simple.  The Secret Bob Doyle suggests you start by attracting a cup of coffee.  My first teacher go me to visualise an orange.  So yes, its a good idea to work on really expecting just one thing at a time. 

But there is more to it than that.  It order to really believe and expect all the things you want, your subconscious needs to see how they all fit together.  Unless all these things and conditions are compatible with each other your subconscious will not be able to believe in them and expect them. Its no good asking for an olive grove in Siberia, its just not going to happen.  So as well as doing affirmations and visualisations for one thing at a time, put together an elaborate visualisation of you having it all, just the way you want it, right now.  If you cant easily fit everything in, ask yourself why.  What is it that is out of place?  What is not compatible with the rest?  Then cut that thing out, forget about it, and work for the unified future you want to experience.

And as you say, thought is just the first step.  That thought must lead to action.  But that's how it works anyway.  Your subconscious mind will bring the things and conditions you expect into your life by inspiring and impelling you to take the right actions. 

If you form a clear metal image and empower it with enough emotional energy, that thing or condition WILL be drawn into your life. But how to raise enough emotional energy? This is not an easy one to answer as its very personal to each individual.  Basically whatever gets your juices flowing in everyday life, music, dancing, chanting, singing, inspiring imagery, being alone in nature, sex, certain religious practices, all those sorts of things can be used to raise emotional energy.  You need to experiment to find out what works for you.

One final word on this.  It may happen quickly or it may take a long time.  Last month I got a piece of land I had been working hard for eight years previously.  I had almost forgotten the place existed, then suddenly it was mine.  If eight years can be called suddenly.  My life plans had moved on.  Now they have been wrenched back, at least temporarily, by this property.  Yes there may well be a time delay but that delay may not necessarily serve you.  Be careful for want you ask because sooner or later you will get it. 

Our thoughts and our feelings create our lives.
Keep those questions coming in,
Jack

Question:  Dear Jack, I'd like your help on something that's running all over the place in my mind. You see I'd very much love to manifest into my life a successful acting career.  I have done classes in the past but would need to do more of them. I am not very comfortable with it just yet but have this feeling that I need to pursue it. I watch things on T.V. and behind the scenes of movies and I get a feeling, a vision, of me being there.

I  also wish to have a home in America and I do visualise that and have drawn it. What it would look like from the inside out. Then to meet an actor I admire and repetitively have that working in my mind. But at this time I am looking for work and need to have a paying job.  It costs money to peruse an acting career. You see at home things are tight money wise.  The job I may have to do, in a hospital, is the opposite to what I wish to have and I literally feel upset by it. Thinking that I will or have lost grip of what I want by confusing the Law of Attraction by wanting one thing and going for the other. The hospital job will involve long hours. So I'm thinking how will I be able to hold onto my desires.  What can I do or do I need to worry?

Thanking you deeply
J.A.R.

Jack's Answer: You can have, be and do whatever you want as long as you are prepared to pay the price, and for big dreams there may a big price tag.  I am reminded of a sketch in Jack Canfield's book The Success Principles.  A tramp and an executive are sitting together on a park bench.  The tramp says "I'm wealthy beyond my wildest dreams.  Unfortunately my dreams were never that wild".  Well already you have one big advantage over that tramp, you dream big dreams.  But do you have the drive to turn your dreams into reality?  Your job now is to empower your dreams with a WHITE HEAT OF DESIRE (to use Napoleon Hill's famous expression).

Do not concern yourself with how you will move from where you are now to where you want to be.  There will be intermediate stages including getting a basic job to pay for your acting lessons.  How many famous actors and actresses began by waiting tables or washing up in restaurants and cafés?  Most of them!  So why should you be any different?  You are not going to just say an affirmation today and land a Hollywood contract tomorrow.  Its going to be a long, hard road.  But if you have the determination, the guts, and really want it more than you want anything else, you will get it.

The Law of attraction will bring you everything you constantly focus your mind upon and constantly strive towards. Wishing is not enough. A long boring job in a hospital would be ideal. Obviously you must concentrate on what you are doing and do the best job you possibly can there. The needs of the patients must always come first but my guess is that there will be prolonged periods where mental input from you will not be required. If so you can fill your mind with affirmations during those times. "I am so grateful and happy that I have this job in order to finance my acting training", "I am so grateful and happy that I have this job now so that I can become an actress later", that kind of thing.

Use such affirmations for a while, until you are completely adjusted as to why you are working in that hospital but be aware that if you keep saying "become an actress later" you will always be becoming an actress later, always later, never now. So after a while change them to "I am so grateful and happy that my acting career is assured" and "I am so grateful and happy that I am a rich and successful actress now". Write your own words, don't just use mine. What you say should ring true to you. You can also use these affirmations when driving to work. Record them on a CD and play the in your car. Also put them on your iPod. Brainwash yourself, its the only way. The would has had you brainwashed for years, now its your turn to fight back by brainwash yourself for the success you deserve.

Begin right now, today, by joining an amateur theatrical society and get some experience.  You can find one near you through Google or the Yellow Pages. Do it RIGHT NOW! The Universe likes action and speed.

Really study all the free articles on this website, read all the Law Of Attraction books you can.  I highly recommend you start with Jack Canfield's book The Success Principles. There will be times when you feel overwhelmed, when you seem to loose your vision, when you get confused.  When that happens feel free to write to me at any time and I will do what I can to set you back on track. 

To your success and happiness!
Jack - The Law of Attraction Coach
http://www.thelawofattractioncoach.co.uk

Question:  Hi again Jack, Can I ask you, if I wanted to manifest a large amount of money into my family home. What could I do with out The Law receiving it as lack or wanting and returning lack or wanting. I mean there is money coming in but a large amount would cure a whole lot of problems. There is constant reminders coming form my dad how things are not great at all and it fills the house with discomfort, stress, unhappy, negative feelings flowing around.
Thanks again
J.A.R.

Jack's Answer: Hi again.  Its like living in a war zone sometimes.  So much negative brainwashing being bombarded at us.  That's why so many Law of Attraction gurus advise you not to read a paper or watch the news on T.V..  Someone famous (don't recall who) said that we become an amalgamation of the five people we spend the most time with.  Normally I would advise you not to associate with negative people, never, not at all, not even for a second.  Of course it not that simple when the negative person is your own father.  So I would advise you to fight negative brainwashing with positive brainwashing by immersing yourself in all the positive affirmations, LOA books, audios, CDs, DVDs, and inspirational movies as often as you can.

Let me just address another thing you have suggested in both your emails.  If you work to build abundance the universe will not see that as lack.  It will only see lack and return lack to you if you work to remove lack.  Concentrate on what you want to have, NOT what you want to get rid of.

And be patient, it may take a while, you have years of negative programming to reverse.  The only thing that can stop the process working is if you get impatient and give up.

Keep those questions coming,
Jack

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Jack's Answer: Have you explained to your daughter about self-talk and how important it is to control it? This really is the key to everything. If she can learn, through practice and perseverance, to control her self-talk there won't be any room left in her head for worry. Every time she hears herself think "I just don't know what I am going to do, its all so complicated, there is no way to win" or whatever it is she thinks, she should instantly replace it with "I am so happy and grateful that everything in my life is going so well" (even if it isn't, yet).

Get her to read my article 'The Law of Attraction - Part 2 - Self Talk' - http://www.thelawofattractioncoach.co.uk/LawOfAttraction02.htm

Get her to write out a long list of all the things she has to be grateful for and to read it aloud three times a day. Gratitude is so important that I will be devoting my next newsletter to it.

Hope this helps. Let me know how you get on. To you and your daughter's success and happiness! Jack

Question:  Hi Jack,  Do you find Christmas brings out all sorts of mixed emotions in people? I seem to struggle on a yearly basis when Christmas comes. The emphasis is placed on family and friends and this seems to highlight in my head that my family unit isn't there as it was because I left and also the friends we had as a family are no longer there. I imagine in my head that my kids are wishing everything was as it was 7 years ago. I know all the things I should be doing in theory, thinking of all the positives I have rather than focussing on the negatives,  but putting this into practise is harder! This is my seventh Christmas with my new man and I really shouldn't be punishing myself or him now and should feel some peace of mind and be able to enjoy Christmas. Is peace of mind actually possible?  I'm sorry Jack as you can see I am struggling today! I'll go and read my gratitude list again!!!

Take care.  S.M.

Jack's Answer: Its emails like yours which serve to remind me that I still have a long way to go myself. I am on the path but I'm not there yet, not completely. Like you I still find Christmas difficult. Yes its a time to work harder on gratitude. This path began for me one Christmas, about 30 years ago, when I suddenly found myself homeless and family-less after a very painful breakup. Fortunately I wasn't jobless so was able to get my life back together fairly quickly, as far as the material things went anyway. But the emotional scars lasted for many years. I look back on that terrible winter and give thanks, because had it not happened I would not be the man I am today and would not have the knowledge and insights I have today.

Yes the Law of Attraction can bring all good things into our lives but it will not remove all obstacles. It is through overcoming these obstacles that we learn and grow. Every discussion we make has its costs as well as its benefits and we must accept those costs in order to reap those benefits. Living by these principles often makes us aware of more choices which we have, and more choices bring more costs as well as more benefits.

As I explained to you previously, you have nothing to feel guilty about, but you still need to take 100% responsibility and that means being responsible for the costs of your choices. We can't make omelettes without breaking eggs and sometimes they are very precious Faberge eggs (I know that's a strange metaphor but I think you get the idea).

I recently made a wonderful omelette for myself but this Christmas I am missing my Faberge egg very much. I know I made the right decision, no question, we could not have gone on as we were, but even with all the stuff I know its very difficult and it will be difficult for you too. I think we just need to acknowledge the way we feel, and accept it as a fair price to pay for the benefits we now have. Lets not beat ourselves up over it. Concentrate on the benefits. Remember about the self-talk? You are happy with your new man and you still seem to have a fairly good relationship with your children so in a way you have the best of both worlds.

Ok, you are not all together under the same roof but is that really such a huge price? Just think (briefly, don't dwell on it) how much worse it could have turned out if they hated you. Then think how much better it could be if your children spent more time with you and your new man. Set it as an intention and say affirmations about it if you like. Remember though that you are not trying to change them, or your new man or anyone else. Rather you are trying to change yourself into a person they would wish to spend more time with, and to manipulate other surrounding circumstances. You can end you affirmations with "this or something even better for the highest good of all concerned".

I hope I am helping a little bit although I admit you have caught me rather wrong footed on this one.
Have a great Christmas, Jack

Question:  Hi Jack, I am a 26year old female. I have been unemployed for 10 years now due to bad health and some or quite a lot of bad luck. I believe in guardian angels so much due to the fact that I've lost so many people in my life including my sister who took her own life and my 1st true love who was killed 8 months after.

I'm at a time in my life where I believe I'm either going to make it or break it as I was addicted to dugs and more recently drink but have now been clean for a few months and have been offered a new tenancy, which I hope will be a fresh new start for me. 

I feel I've never had much luck, I am currently single, I've always got involved with the bad boys and felt I deserved all the bad I was getting. All I really want is to settle down and be content, not even happy just content.  I want to find a man who will love me for me although I do always think the one that was meant to be was robbed from me, and I'd really like to have a baby, god knows I've tried but its never happened. Hope you can help or give me some advise. Thank you

M.M.D.

Jack's Answer: There is quite a lot here for me answer briefly. Please accept my sympathy for the death of your lover.  I do know how painful that can be. But life goes on and yours has hardly started yet so lets get it back on track. Please start by reading, no really studying, all the free articles on this website, read all the Law Of Attraction books you can.  I highly recommend you start with Jack Canfield's book The Success Principles. There will be times when you feel overwhelmed, and start blaming 'bad luck' but there is no moving forward until you fully accept that there is no such thing as 'bad luck'.  Whatever happens its up to you to choose how you will react to it.  Then your life will form itself around the thoughts you habitually hold in your mind.  You can have and be everything you want to have and be but only when you take 100% responsibility for all the experiences you have attracted into your life so far.  A know that's a tough pill to swallow but swallow it you must if you want to succeed.

You want your health back, a good job, decent money, a steady boyfriend who may become your husband one day soon, then start thinking and acting as if its already true.  Then, when you have those things, and not before please, you can use the same techniques to become pregnant.  But please, please, please attract the stable home environment FIRST!!!  The Law of Attraction is powerful so its important to use it responsibly and bringing a baby into the world is a huge responsibility. 

Do let me know how you get on and feel free to write in often with your questions.  As you get more familiar with the process you will have have lots to ask.

To your success and happiness!
Jack - The Law of Attraction Coach
http://www.thelawofattractioncoach.co.uk

An Observation:  Dear Jack, Here I sit trying to run a business and tearing my hair out over the very many problems connected with working here and your email bought me back down to earth. It made me think and re-adjust the speed at which I live and work and my whole attitude. Just that one little jolt made me re-asses how far out of line my life had become, now I'm back to normal and as I have printed your email and stuck it on the wall beside my desk, hopefully I will never go to that place again. I am now back to my calmer self, I have counted the blessing in my life and will now make a point of seeking out each blessing each day to appreciate it and instead of charging around like a maniac I will take the time to appreciate my husband, our children and the beauty and wildlife that surrounds me.

Wishing you peace light and happiness
J.S.