Do you know what your thoughts are building?
How much attention do you really pay to your thoughts during the day?
Do you allow any and all thoughts to take root in your mind? Or, are you vigilant and disciplined about pulling out the “weeds” before they become impossible to remove?
The only way to know what we are building is to become truly conscious of how we are using our thoughts.
Thoughts are the “form” from which everything in the material world originates. Think of your thoughts as similar to a “mold” that’s used when a plaster form such as a statue or figurine is made.
When you think about something very intently, over and over, you are creating a “thought form.” The energy that you emit is what gives the thought form “life” and makes it manifest in the physical world.
As above so below
Thought forms first appear in the spiritual dimension. When they become strong enough they begin attracting material substance in the physical world where they eventually become the circumstances of our lives. The physical manifestation is a reflection of the thought form that was created in the spiritual realm.
You can never escape the thought forms you have created
This is the law of Karma which means to reap what you sow. Karma isn’t a punishment. It only means that you create what you have dwelt upon, be it for your good or to your detriment.
A thought form takes on a life of its own once you imbue it with enough of your psychic energy. The thought form has the power to affect not only its creator but other people in the life of the person who created it.
The energy that is loosed by a thought form “acts out” according to the energy it was programmed with. If it was programmed with anger or other negative thoughts it will create a circumstance in your life that vibrates on the level of those same thoughts.
This is why we must be watchful of what we’re are thinking. Our thoughts are truly creative. If we are hateful and create those thought forms we will find that we live in a hateful world, while our neighbor who generates positive thoughts, seems to live in a very different world.
Neutralizing thought forms
While you can never totally escape the thought forms you’ve created you can neutralize them.The time to dissipate the energy of a thought form is while it’s still in the spiritual dimension. We neutralize thought forms when we become fully conscious to our role in creating the negative circumstances.
Meditation
The best way to neutralize thought forms is to learn to go within by committing to a daily practice of meditation. When we meditate we learn to get quiet and observe our thoughts.
By observing our thoughts we will see what pattern of thoughts we’ve been dwelling on and can release them before they take root in our lives. Releasing thoughts is different from resisting thoughts. Releasing is detaching and letting go – resistance is holding on.
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is very powerful for neutralizing thought forms. One of the best affirmations I ever learned was through Sahaja Yoga: I forgive everyone, including myself. The way to use this affirmation is to focus on the sixth chakra while repeating it.
When we cannot forgive we create an enormous thought form that we will have to contend with someday.
Generate benign thought forms
Strive to create benign thought forms at all times. A benign thought form is one that has no destructive capabilities. Creating benign thought forms requires that you learn not only how to be more loving but, how to be non-reactive to people and situations. It takes practice but, it can be done. Reacting is a mental habit like any other.
To create a new thought form that neutralizes one that exists already go into a deep relaxed state of mind. View the old thought form and what has transpired because of it. Take a chalkboard eraser and “erase” the old thought form. If it springs back up afterward erase it again. Keep erasing until you stop seeing the effects of it in your mind.
Next, create a new thought form that is positive. Become very clear and come up with just one image that symbolizes the new positive outcome and positive feelings you’d like in your life. Focus on this one image very intently.
Send the loving golden white light of the creative Universe to this image. See this golden light going in and around and through this symbol you’ve created.
Do not stop or lose focus for at least 10 minutes – 20 is better. To create effective thought forms you must learn to concentrate your mind power for long periods of time. Do this for 21 days at least once per day – twice is better.
Within this 21 day period you will have successfully neutralized the old thought form. The evidence will show up in the new positive circumstances in your life.
Stop judging
To become non-reactive we need to stop judging everything and everyone. Our ego likes to make judgements. The judgements make it feel superior and in control. When you stop judging you accept everyone and everything just as it is.
Releasing the habit of judging is not only freeing but, it increases the level of joy in your life. When you stop judging you start enjoying.
We are so much more powerful than we know
As more people awaken to the truth that our thoughts are a powerful creative force – this creative power is getting stronger and faster.
Our thought forms, both negative and positive, will materialize that much faster and our Karma based on the thought forms will also manifest faster as more people become conscious of their creative power.
We are entering a new age where the consciousness of human beings is expanding faster than ever before on a mass scale. The vibration from this mass awakening will entrain others who have not yet awakened causing things to manifest faster, whether they’re ready for it or not.
When we’re not ready it’s like being swept up in the current of a fast moving river where we have no control over where it takes us. This is why it’s so important to learn how to work with thought forms and to be very selective with our thoughts.
I want to leave you with this wonderful quote by an unknown author that embodies the idea of working with thought forms:
Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions.
Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits.
Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character.
Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny.
What thought forms are you struggling with? Thought forms can be anything from anger to resentment and jealousy. What will you do differently now that you know you can neutralize thought forms?
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Our thoughts can run our life if we let them. Great post Angela on finding ways to tame our thoughts. Meditation and forgiveness jumped out at me as ways to observe our thoughts and to let go of resentments. I love the idea of forgiving others, but also forgiving yourself. Thanks!
Hi Cathy,
I’m glad you enjoyed this post. Meditation and forgivness are the “wonder drugs” of spirituality I think! They work for everything.
Hi Angela,
When I was younger I had very poor control over my thoughts. I used to think very negatively and brooded a lot. Those were the dark ages in my life. Thankfully I left them behind and now I am fairly vigilant about watching my thinking. As you rightly point out, it is important to pull out the weeds before they have time to take root and grow.
I agree with you that meditation is the best way to neutralize thought forms. When we do it as a daily practice, our thinking becomes clearer and calmer and we become more aware of negativity the moment they arise. So it is easy to root them out on the spot.
I also feel it is important to pay attention to the way we nourish our minds. The things we read, watch and listen to can influence our thinking as well. Thus if we want to neutralize our thought forms, we should take care to nourish ourselves with things that aid this process.
Thank you for sharing this lovely article! 🙂
Irving the Vizier
Irving,
You’ve made a terrific point here.
We should be careful what we take in through television programs and what we read, etc.
I like the way you put this too that we should “nourish” ourselves with positive messages.
Thank you so much for sharing your terrific insights here.
I hadn’t thought about neutralizing thoughts/ thought patterns before. I’m almost always working on being aware of my predominant thought and working on replacing the destructive thoughts with better choices – but the idea of neutral thoughts is brilliant. It much easier to find a neutral thought than try to pop over to a more extreme thought.
I also hadn’t thought about learning how to be non-reactive to people and situations. I have noticed how a bad situation can throw my thoughts into fear, negativity etc… I like the idea of striving to learn/ and make a habit of – non-reactive or neutral thoughts.
Hi Aileen,
We can take the “sting” out of our thought forms by concentrating on building a new thought form to effectively “cancel it out.”
Non-reaction is a wonderful habit to create. When we stop reacting to things – we suddenly find the truth – that everything is alight and so are we!
I have that thoughts/destiny poem on my wall by the computer! I have heard that we think 60,000 thoughts a day and that 80% of these thoughts are habitual. That is some powerful karma we are creating just through our habitual thoughts that we might not even be aware of. That is good motivation to follow your advice and start creating some good karma!
Hi Galen,
Do you know who wrote it? I searched the web looking for the author and no one seems to know who wrote it.
I’ve read that too – 60K thoughts and most are habitual.
Yes, I agree – we are creating our reality and our karma with all these habitual thoughts.
I’m glad you enjoyed this post. Thanks so much for visiting.
I don’t know how those statistics originated. And of course I can’t remember where I read it! I’ll see if I jotted down a note somewhere. If I find something, I’ll let you know.
Hello dear Sol,
How are you?
I love that you love thought forms – and even negative ones too! Who would have guessed? lol
I love your explanation too. When we have impressed a pattern so deeply into the etheric plane that it becomes a thought form, we have definitely created our own personal reality.
It’s a pleasure seeing you again!
I love thought forms. Sometimes I even think they have a personality and maybe they do. I even love negative ones (yikes!).
To me, thought patterns and thought forms are different. I would say that the shadow self is a thought form for example. Oh, I should write about the shadow self sometime.
Indeed, repeated thoughts will create thought patterns that will be impressed by our subconscious into the spiritual dimensions. From there, there will be a sort of shift. A ‘split’, you could say. The realities shift, and gradually, we will be attuned to the universe we are most aligned with.
Now, I know this is a very radical idea. It might be hard to wrap your thoughts around, but consider what we’ve been taught: matter is just consisting of speedy atoms and vacuum. Given that energy is moving faster on the spiritual plane, a split is very likely, since energy cannot be destroyed – only changed.
We are the difference. We are the ‘anamoly’. Our thought forms and patterns are ripples, and within every ripple there is a whole new world. And so our concious and collective realities are created within our personal realities.
Yet these ripples can’t be created without a consistent flow of energy, nor can a shift.
So we’ll just have to wait and see, won’t we?
Hi Angela ~ thanks for a great post! Your posts have really been resonating with me lately. I’ve been increasingly conscious of my thoughts, and what they’re attracting. Sometime I’d love for you to write about thoughts of guilt and regret … acknowledging those feelings, and (oops, are thoughts and feelings interchangeable … hummm) anyway, and how to use that to bring about change for resolution of those situations.
You’re awesome!
Love you!
Jane
Janie – Hi!
It was such a special treat to hear from you the other night.
I struggle with guilt and regret sometime. I’d be happy to write about that.
Thank you for suggesting it.
Thoughts and feelings are interchangeable. Both have great power to create living thought forms.
It depends on if either one is fleeting or a repeating pattern. Repetitive thoughts and feelings create the thought forms.
Fleeting feelings or thoughts do not create thought patterns.
Hugs back!
Angela
You are what you think is one of my life’s biggest mantras! But you have taken it to a new level with this post Angela! I love the Be careful poem at the end. I also love the chalkboard analogy. I am always quoting Wayne Dyer: “If you change the you look at things, the things you look at change.”. I’m going to share this post.
Thanks Angela!
Hi Betsy,
I’m so glad you liked the post and want to share it.
Thank you – thank you!
Angela,
It’s A Course In Miracles that has made me aware of my thoughts. There are 365 lessons a teachers manual and a text. Using the same book for 25 years it’s completely taught me a different way to perceive the world.
I’ve never related thoughts to a mold. Makes sense and is a good visual. I love that affirmation, I forgive everyone including myself!
Hi Tess,
I love ACIM. I’ve had my book which contains the teacher’s manual and lessons since the early 80s as well.
ACIM was very profound and life changing for me as well. Did you read the biography of Helen Shucman?
She had no idea what was happening to her when she began to channel this information. It’s amazing!
I love this affirmation too. I find myself saying it many times during the day when I notice I’ve had a thought that isn’t exactly as positive as I’d like!
Hi Angela,
I *love* this! I have been using affirmations as I create each moment in my life. There are some old thoughts..stories that I’ve bought into..that no longer fit, so I release them by transforming them into “new” thoughts that allow me to create magical in my life.
For instance, I thought I was afraid of heights..but I’ve recently been having so much fun on the roller coasters with my children and friends, that after a few visits I realized “I am not afraid of heights!” I’ve only continued to hold the thought that I am..and this realization in the physical realm allowed me to release some ceiling I had around a certain amount of success in the creative realm..just one example of how limiting or powerful our thoughts may be. I love how this world works:)
Joy,
That’s amazing! But of course – I know you’re an amazing person.. Wow – letting go of the story that you were afraid of heights and now enjoying going on a roller coaster? That is an awesome testament to the power of thought.
I know – I love how this works too!
Hey Angela,
Now would be a good time to be more thoughtful in our lives. Many say and do thoughtless things when interacting with others that can leave a negative impression.
This in turn causes them to be careless in dealing with others and so on.
If we all could just clean out our emotional baggage, let go, forgive and be thoughtful to others, all problems on this planet would literally disappear over night.
Hi Justin,
I think being thoughtful of others is so important.
I’m very glad you brought it up.
If everyone tried to treat others as they would like to be treated it would make a huge difference.
I think you’re right!
Hi Angela,
Yes our thoughts are our power,so be careful how we use them.I try always to be aware of my thoughts. The odd random one sneeks through however largely I focus on the good ones, the ones that are useful in creating what I want. As Mike Dooley says…”thoughts become things, choose the good ones”. Thank you for the post.
be good to yourself
David
Hi David,
I’m glad to hear you focus mostly on the good ones. That’s what I do to.
Every now and then there is the “random one” that sneaks in that’s not so positive though.
I’m glad you enjoyed the post.
Oh my gosh, Angela! Admittedly I haven’t read this yet (just skimmed) since I only just saw it as I’m on my way off-line for dinner, but I’m eager to come back. What a tease!
But I can say that it’s always so good to pay attention to this idea and I thank you for reminding me.
I’ll be back for all the goodness. 😉 Thanks!
Hi Patti,
Aaaw, you’re so sweet. Take your time and enjoy your Sunday supper.
I’ll be here when you get back.
Look forward to seeing you later.
Hi Angela
Great post well done like the way its broken up and love the content. Who are we to judge someone else much higher will do that.Keep it up Angela
Kind Regards
Mel
Thank you Mel. I’m happy you found this post useful and interesting.
Definitely – who are we to judge!
It’s great to see you. Thank you so much for visiting.
Hi Angela,
I really enjoyed reading this post! I’ve always been fascinated by thoughts and their power. There are many great reminders and important things to keep in mind from what you wrote here. I personally struggle with a lot of perfectionist tendencies, which cause me to have unrealistic expectations of myself and others. So, I am prone to having thought forms that are filled with resentment when my perfectionistic expectations aren’t met. One very effective way I have found to release those negative thought forms is to focus on appreciation of what is, instead of focusing on unhealthy expectations if what isn’t.
Hi Jennifer,
I think we all struggle with resentment at one time or another. I used to be much more of a perfectionist than I am now. I’ve slowly grown out of it but, I do understand how that affects you. Appreciation or gratitude are very powerful ways to focus on the present and accept what is. Thank you so much for bringing this up.
Angela: Really good article and information. I actually have been wondering for a while if there was anything you can do to neutralize thoughts so thank you for this information. It is really always so interesting to me. I definitely recognize the importance of the type of thoughts you have, but I think reading this really just drove the point home even more.
Hi Sibyl,
I’m so happy to hear that you got something out of the article. The metaphysics behind our physical world have always fascinated me. The concept of a thought form being a living energy is a really profound one to me. I too loved the idea that we can neutralize a thought form.
In “Outwitting the Devil” Napoleon Hill addresses this subject as well. We are what we thnik.
xxoo
Rosemarie,
The book sounds awesome. Can’t wait to read it!
Angela…wonderful message 🙂
There is so much energy behind a thought if you allow it to build up power! The worrying is one (as a mother) I have to work with…If someone is recovering from an accident or they are hurt–sometimes our first instincts is to worry and not consider that this is also a thought form that can manifest and affect you and the people around. I call on the angels alot for assistance (especially for the challenging moments). They not only guide me through it, but I become much stronger the next time I go through it.
Hi Kenya,
I’m glad you found this post helpful. I’m so glad you brought up worry.
Worrying creates huge and powerful thought forms that can manifest just the opposite of what our intent is.
I like to use the affirmation: I let go and let God – whenever the urge to worry comes up.
Worrying has never ever solved any problems. It’s best to send blessings over worrying any day.