Come on, use your imagination!
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How many times may you have heard those words, ‘Come on, use your imagination!’ and usually said as some kind of judgement on one’s ability, or more likely inability, to work something out? I’m sure I’ve had the pleasure…
Actually, if we look at it from another perspective it is not such a bad suggestion.
Our imagination is more powerful than we might think, and we could do worse than getting into the practice of using it. Come on, use your imagination
But I’m talking about using your imagination in context with visualisation.
Creative Visualisation
I’d encourage you to use your imagination for the purpose of creative visualisation.
This term has been kicking around probably for about 40 years or so. Creative Visualisation has kinship with the much popularised Law of Attraction, in that it is using the power of the mind to change something or bring something towards one.
Similarly this visualisation technique has kinship with using affirmations and self-hypnosis – both of which may be used in tandem with creative visualisation.
Matthew Manning and creative visualisation
Probably I first came across creative visualisation when coming into contact with the UK healer, Matthew Manning, back in 1982. Matthew was helping people heal themselves through his ‘Fighting back’ series of visualisation cassettes – that people could use to help fight all kinds of medical problems.
He encouraged the vision to be powerful, uncompromising. If you had a cancer for example you might conjure up your immune system as a powerful army that is mobilised to blitz the cancer — three or four times a day — until it is eradicated. Come on, use your imagination
This was to be used alongside the orthodox medical support the sufferer was also using. It certainly was an alternative medicine that according to Matthew worked well for a great number of people.
Robert Fritz and Technologies for Creating
Some years later (mid-1980s) my second introduction to creative visualisation came when I attended a course with an organisation called Technologies for Creating (TFC). This was setup by Robert Fritz (of Path of Least Resistance
I so recall how exciting it all was and how things really did happen as wished for. I got really sold on the idea — which is using creative visualisation in context with ‘tension resolution.’
I use the technique learnt back then in attracting the things I want in my life today.
Okay I’ll admit I’m still learning, playing with getting the recipe right, especially on the bigger things I want to happen. I know Robert would point out, this is an art, a skill to learn – you get better at it the more you practice and get the technique right.
 Come on, use your imagination
Natural visualisation in action – daydreaming
And here’s the bones of what I would call natural visualisation that happened to me – and got me started on wanting to know more. It was before I’d even heard about creative visualisation…
Rather this was me daydreaming, conjuring up a lifestyle that entailed some kind of scientific research, working in a modern building, in a location that had open parkland, and water – a river close by and lakes in the area.
I had a snapshot in my mind of this scenario that I dwelt on as something I would like to have happen. I subconciously visited the daydream a lot but never thought anything more of it than what it was. At the time I was working as a sheet-metal worker, on an industrial park, and so my daydream was a bit of a leap in the imagination for sure.
But three years down the road my sheet-metal job came to an abrupt end. Then through a series of events I ended up actually living in my daydream. I won’t say any more or else I’ll spoil it for you. If you are interested, get hold of the book. I think you’ll find it’s an interesting story…
This stuff works…
This stuff works. Sometimes if sneaks up on you following a less than direct route – like it did for me. When it has been working for me it reminds me of being on a wind surfer and getting that rush of wind as you feel you are being pushed or pulled towards your goal.
Links you might also like:
The Master Key System
8 Tips for visualising success
There Are No Secrets To Success
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