mgrego2,
Yes, this is an interesting observation. I have recently gotten involved in Jose Silva's philosophy. He said that when one visualizes oneself as healthy, that inner visualization is the REAL you, not the sick one.

He explains it according to the brain wave states: Beta is the state where you have the attitude of one who has just ordered from the catalog. You know you've ordered it & you are waiting for it to arrive. By this he means that after one has programmed for some health issue or whatever.

When one is in the deep alpha/theta state, the understanding is different. In this state, one's visualization of health is to be understood as already here in present time. NOTICE how curious it all is:

NOWHERE NOW HERE

From my experiences in life Jose Silva is right on the $$$ w/ his understanding. It is often said that the mind brings about our bondage & yet the very same mind brings about our liberation. nowhere now here

When the mind is turned outward toward the senses, it is in the beta brain level & time & space are a BIG factor.

When the mind is turned inward toward the soul/intellect, it is in the alpha/theta brain level where time & space are a NON-factor. I have seen people constantly mix up these concepts. What applies to one level does not apply to the other. Jose Silva & Jung are the only 2 in the West i've ever seen understand this concept.

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Originally posted by mgrego2:
I wasn't sure where to post this, so I settled on this category. There is an interesting article at RealPsychology about visualization and goals. It suggests that the typical self-help suggestion to vividly visualize your goal as if it has already happened is not nearly as effective as visualizing the process you need to accomplish your goal.

They suggest that visualizing the result is actually harmful because it provides a false sense of satisfaction and it provides no information about how to achieve your desired result. On the other hand, visualizing the process is said to result in enhanced planning and lowered anxiety.

The self-help suggestion had always troubled me because they tell you in one breath that the mind cannot tell the difference between reality and something that is vividly imagined. They then tell you to vividly imagine your goal and your brain will make it happen. Why bother? It just got convinced that it HAS happened?

Why is this relevant? It points directly to the process employed by the Automatic Pilot paraliminal. I'll be approaching this tape in a whole new light...

If you're interested, the article can be found at http://www.realpsychology.com/article.asp?area=3&sub1=97&sub2=103&item=94

Any comments?