The A’s of the Supernatural

Most people, whether they want to admit to it or not, have some kind of feeling about the supernatural. Many people simply dismiss it out of hand. Others are intrigued by it. Still others totally embrace it. The supernatural is mysterious, intriguing, and somewhat taboo. However, there is always a disagreement about what does and does not fall within the supernatural realm.

A lot of people automatically put a negative connotation on almost everything that falls within the category of supernatural. They view it all with utter disdain. For every person that believes in the supernatural, there are as many – - if not more – - non-believers. Many think that those who believe in the supernatural are touched by evil. Others believe that the intrigue felt about it might, in fact, be a way of keeping anything remotely unsavory contained within it at bay.

For example, a lot of those who believe in God also believe in the devil. However, just because they believe he exists, it doesn’t follow that these individuals intend to embrace him. In fact, just the opposite is true. They often opt to inform themselves about him in order to make certain they do not, in fact, fall into his trap. I think the same thing holds true for other things that tend to be “scary” supernatural in nature.

Many of the things that are thrown into the supernatural realm are not remotely scary and certainly not evil in any way. They simply get lumped into that category because they are unexplainable in nature.

For the purposes of this article, I’m going to address some of the supernatural things in which I do believe; those that many others believe in; and those that I’m uncertain really exist. If the subject matter appears to be a popular one here on Associated Content, then I will continue to explore it in future articles. Let’s begin at the beginning.

Affirmative Statements

Norman Vincent Peale called it “the power of positive thinking.” Today, people call it a part of “the secret.” I call them affirmative statement because essentially that is exactly what these kinds of statements are: Positive declarations about worthy goals or objectives.

The idea behind affirmative statements is this: If we take the time to write down these statements and then repeat them often enough, our subconscious mind will start to accept them as fact. When that occurs, we automatically begin adjusting our behavioral patterns in such a way that we can make the affirmative statement come true.