Visualization: What You See if What You Get

Want to be more popular? Fancy a new job? A better bod? Great sex? All this can be yours using the power of thought alone…

When it comes to getting what you want from life, your mind is probably your most powerful and under-estimated tool. If you can work out your desires and needs, then focus your mind using a process known as creative visualization, the world will soon be pretty much your oyster. Whether you want to improve your job prospects, change your body, or find a deep and meaningful relationship, creative visualization is the way to do it…

WHAT IS CREATIVE VISUALIZATION?

Basically, it’s a kind of self-hypnosis using images rather than words to influence the unconscious mind and get everything you want in life.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

It’s been pretty much accepted that hypnosis – suggestion using words to the unconscious mind – works. Many psychologists agree that creative visualization works even better, because if actual images can be conjured up in the mind’s eye, they’ll have a far greater impact than mere words. A strong mental image leads to an emotional response and this, in turn, could trigger physical action and/or a change in behaviour. You can use visualization for many purposes. If you simply want to make your day better for example, all you have to do is imagine the events of the coming day as you would want them to be. If, in your mind’s eye, you can actually see yourself getting a seat on the train, finding a great parking space or finishing a tiresome task, for example, you’re more likely to actually achieve those things when you’re faced with them.

Regular users of visualization sometimes claim to have inner “guides”, often seen as people – people who experts believe are different aspects of the individual’s sub-conscious. These guides are said to advise in ways you can’t advise yourself and can often reach solutions amazingly quickly. It would appear that some of these inner guides can even see into the future!

BEFORE YOU START…

There are a few points to bear in mind before you even begin to visualise a better life for yourself. Such as:

* Be positive. Suzanne Howe, a clairvoyant who specialises in creative visualization, says: “The key to successful visualization is positivity. Avoid negative thoughts and images.”

* View yourself in a positive way too and try not to put yourself down either verbally or in your mind.