Coyote wrote:
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But I think people should also be warned that manifestation can be an exit ramp off the highway of spiritual development.


Having listened to the first interview of the series mentioned above (with Joe Vitale, known as "Mr. Fire" and "the Hypnotic Marketer"), as well as having viewed "The Secret" several times now, and watched the two recent Oprah shows featuring certain of the teachers, I'd say there is probably as much, if not more danger of exiting off the highway of spiritual development, in thinking that way.

Certainly, everyone takes advantage of their respective opportunities to do their sales pitches, even when they are marketing in the spiritual growth sector. However, that doesn't mean it's pulling them, or anyone else, off the "spiritual rails" by doing so. Some people sell cars - a physical tangible item. Some people sell ideas - not so tangible, but certainly can be useful, just the same. The car will take you from point A to point B. The idea may take you from being poor and having nothing, to getting that car, so you can get from point A to Point B. That doesn't mean you've been pulled off the rails because you've declared to the Universe that you are open to receiving what it has available for you.

There is nothing spiritual about being poor. And I'm not just speaking in terms of monetary wealth here, either. The idea is to develop a balanced idea of what "spiritual" wealth is - manifesting money or the trinkets you can buy with it is only a very small part of that. So instead of manifestation being an exit ramp off the highway of spiritual development, it can and should be used in a balanced way. Not everyone will do the trip in the same order, though.

One negative thing that can really happen is that people begin buying into the idea that they are not worthy of the whole enchilada, and start choking off having good things - sort of a "pinch me so I'll know it's real" thing, which then counteracts all the good things - good health, good relationships, security of person - ie not feeling constantly threatened by the war-mongering going on around them, freedom to follow their passions in life, etc., - from coming to them. It takes vigilence NOT to fall into that mindset, and the reason most people stay stuck is that they fail to discipline themselves enough mentally and emotionally to get the thing going for them at the outset.

And thank the stars, that's why we have people like Paul Scheele and others around to help us with the paraliminals and courses that will help us, IF we are willing to help ourselves. Most of them are generous to a fault with their money, their time, adding their superior abilities and knowledge to the general pool of human consciousness - you name it - so I'd find it hard to point my finger at any of them, and say they were ONLY doing it for the money.

Cheers!
Unis