So the other night I get into a discussion on how we interact with others and how the energy we give off either attracts or repels things which happen to us. Now my discussion was with a special friend, we have known each other since 1985 so we have some significant history. (We knew each other when we knew very little). She is a person I respect and admire enormously and is in the process of studying hard to become a type of Dr. (no not a Vodoo Dr.). I'll call her Dr.V. (now don't get your perverted minds all in a tissy). Although my mind does got there sometimes in her regard.
Dr.V. feels that each of us either consciously or subconsciously gives off a certain positive or negative energy and that this energy often determines how well or how poorly our lives go. She also believes that that same energy brings to you what you project, simple enough right? You project positive energy you attract positive results, (health, relationships, work, friends etc..) you project negative you get negative results (bad health, bad relationships, bad jobs, bad friends, etc..). That same energy in fact attracts everything that happens to you. Its based on a more modern consensus among New Thought thinkers that the Law of Attraction says people's thoughts (both conscious and unconscious) dictate the reality of their lives, whether or not they're aware of it. Essentially "if you really want something and truly believe it's possible, you'll get it", but putting a lot of attention and thought onto something you don't want means you'll probably get that too''. You following me so far? I'm trying to keep this simple and given my level of intellect that shouldn't be to hard. So if your a positive person giving off positive energy your going to have allot of good things and good people around you, on the other hand if you give off negative energy your going to have allot of bad things happen and bad people around you. Sounds fair no? Dr. V. also believes that if bad things are happening to you or bad people are around you but you consider yourself positive its because your subconsciously giving off negative energy. So that would have to apply to a Negative person who is surrounded by positive people it means their giving off subconscious positive energy. Huummm not sure I follow!
Well thats where I got lost. See I have this theory (almost as big as the big bang theory itself). You ready for it? Its going to change everything. Ok here goes...get ready to be awe struck..to be blown away by this amazing theory. You ready? Your sure? Ok here it is; It DOESN'T make A SINGLE bit of difference what kind of energy you give off or how positive your thoughts are; if your going to get hit by a falling frozen turd, dropped onto your house in Dorval, from a landing 747 from India, its going to happen...it doesn't make a monkey crap (well in this case human crap) of difference if your the most positive or negative person in the world. That piece of crap is still going to come through your roof, land squarely on you, destroying you and that coffee table you made in high school wood working class in 1981; not to mention that sofa from IKEA. Now if Dr. V. was here she would be protesting, defending the 50-50 theory (that theory goes, your only able to control 50% of anything that happens to you at any given time)Dr. V. might say its the other 50% she is talking about and thats the important part.
Well I would agree that their is absolutely nothing wrong with being positive. Nothing wrong with projecting that type of energy to the world and those around you. I mean honestly isn't it much easier then being around someone who is always negative. (unless of course you have one of those overly positive friends who is insatiably positive and goes home every night and sips out of a bottle hidden under the sink) But here again I will offer this. How many totally positive people do you know who have suffered serious issues. Health, family, work, etc.. I mean really positive people you know who have had really bad things happen to them. I know a few myself and I can tell you I often find myself saying these few famous words, ''how come it always happens to the good people and not the rotten ones''. Now being a rotten person myself, I can tell you that bad things certainly do happen to us also...but it occurs to me that no where near the volume as it seems to happen to positive or (good) people. Now again Dr. V. might refer me back to the subconscious energy we project...you know the energy your not even aware of. Well my position is simple. How the heck can you have a subconscious energy when most of us have trouble recognizing the conscious one were supposed to have.
Now if we take this to a purely scientific discussion (which would be impossible for a numb-nut like me) the following would have to apply. In physics, positive energy attract negative energy not vice versa. Two magnets pushed against each other with the same pole will repel not attract. Since many of the claims of the law of positive energy (attraction) appear impossible without violating established scientific principles and our understanding of the universe, it has received criticism from the scientific community. Physicist Ali Alousi, for instance, criticized it as unmeasurable (and therefore unscientific) as well as questioning the likelihood that thoughts can affect anything outside the head. The Associated Press is also quoted as saying that "some medical professionals suggest it could even lead to a blame-the-victim mentality and actually be dangerous to those suffering from serious illness or mental disorders" Many modern proponents say that the Law of Attraction has roots in Quantum Physics.According to proponents of this law, thoughts have an energy which attracts whatever it is the person is thinking of. In order to control this energy to one's advantage, proponents state that people must practice four things:
1. Know what you want.
2. Ask the universe for it.
3. Feel, behave and know as if the object of your desire is on its way.
4. Be open to receive it and let go of (the attachment) the outcome.
Thinking of what one does not have, they say, manifests itself in not having, while if one abides by these principles, and avoids "negative" thoughts, the universe will manifest a person's desires.
Ok so Dr. V. is not out there proposing some far fetched notion. There are some basic scientific support for the notion of Positive energy. However the evidence remains sporadic and the support for the idea garnished at best. I will go on the record and say that positive is much better then negative though...
...however, I have applied all 4 items of the above frequently along with many of thousands of dollars and years to many to count that I'm going to win the Lottery, especially that 50 million last week. But guess what friends...I'm still sitting here writing this poor ass excuse for a blog while at the same time being positive...doesn't that suck...ooopssss....positive, positive, think positive Rob 02,06,14,27,42,43 Geez!
Thanks Dr. V. but I think i'll stay the ever optimistically positive me with the knowledge that I control not even the famous 50%. I did certainly enjoy our discussion though and I'll keep playing the loto just the same.
At first glance New Age religions are at best childish and naive (Think enough positive thoughts about money and hundred dollar bills will fall from the sky into your lap!!) but upon closer examination reveal themselves to be alarmingly unhealthy. They create entitlement complexes and aggrandize delusions while promoting materialism and selfishness. Devotees who follow these dangerous pseudo metaphysic philosophies often promote truly sick ideas (If you have cancer it's your fault because you were too negative) and they envision a world in which one of the unwritten truths of society, the concept that one must first make an effort in order to be recompensed, will be transmogrified into a statement that anyone can get anything without any sacrifices.
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing this piece, posts or articles critical of New Age thought are rare but they are needed.
I think you are focusing on a lot of negative issues from the first comment you say that people had these positive energies to promote wealth and happiness in their life and it made them sicker and you did show some proof to that but thats on a left wing perspective you also need to look at other ways to use positive energy like in christianity, it is shown that christians actual chrisitans live longer healthier happier lives because of how they live being respectful kind giving and it works to thier benefit. you shouldnt look at it as think positive to get material possessions but to be positive in order to recieve positive results. if you ar ein a room with upset people they will upset you, if you greet someone and you are upset and you come off in that sense they will react accordingly of course you cant expect to be nice to everyone and everyone be nice to you as well, but its the idea that if you promote kindness (positive energy) then you yourself will be happy, because if we can learn anythign about material want is that the biggest lie you can tell yourself is that when i get what i want i will be happy. but you seem to attack this idea of giving of positive energy as it dosent exsist or isnt really possible and just somethign made up by man to help him understand things. but also what is the harm in being happy and trying to promote happiness. because no one can say that spiritual energy or positive energy does not exsist. you cant proove that it dosent. it would be like me asking you do you love your wife/husband boyfriend/girlfriend you say yes and I ask well is he/she faithful to you and you will hopefully say yes, the response to that is how do you know for certain and its because you have faith you dont know if its true or not but you believe it.
ReplyDeletetry not to be so quick to throw somethign down but instead think outside of the box at the idea that it may be true instead of throwing it under the bus.
Giving off energy has nothing to do with what will happen to you in the future, rather how you feel at that moment.
ReplyDeleteGive off good energy= feel good.
Give off bad energy= feel bad.
I can give off good energy and still get hit by a bus at that moment. And after i get hit by the bus i get to choose what type of mental energy (attitude) i want to give off. And although the event was negative and produced a negative experience, i can still choose to give off positive energy for the sole purpose of feeling better at that moment.