Cause and Effect

When I first started learning about intentions and manifestations I happened across a Wayne Dyer special on PBS. Up to that point he had never registered on my radar; I am sure I must have heard the name but it not carry any significance. He stated that if you find yourself waking up at two in the morning for no apparent reason it may be your spirit guides trying to communicate with you, at a time of day when it is quiet enough for you to hear the message. He recommended sitting up, turning on the light, and writing down whatever came into your head. Spirit writing, I think he called it.

For a while I focused on this idea, and did my level best to sit up and write if I found myself awake. I got a lot of nonsense, but a few thoughts did come through clearly. One was this: “Intentional living is not enough; be higher, be holy. Understand the nature of cause and effect.”

Erin did a reading for me last summer, and I asked her about this. At the time, this felt like a synchronicity for her, as she and Steve had just rented Down the Rabbit Hole the night before, which discusses similar topics. She recommended that I watch it, and so I did. While it was interesting (in places; I’m not a fan of this Ramtha character) it didn’t give me any satisfactory answers. As is my nature, I overanalyzed the statement, trying to understand cause and effect at a metaphysical level, far beyond my puny powers of comprehension. Some interesting insights there, but no answers. As things got crazy over the last several weeks with work and the upcoming holidays I gradually forgot the whole thing.

It came back to me in a rush as I lying in bed the other night reading The Diamond Cutter, which approaches the whole topic from the other direction. Here, your reality is dictated by your past actions. For instance, if you act in a generous way, your future reality will contain abundance — a simplified example; the book is excellent and very worth reading.

Anyway that, I believe, is what my “spirit message” was speaking about. It is not enough to hold an intention, I must give that intention energy through my actions now. It is important to be aware of my actions, and to understand what kind of energy those actions are creating. I believe this is why the Pavlina’s see so much success: they have aligned both their actions and intentions around serving others, and so their reality has evolved to encourage and reward that. My sister-in-law has seen similar, unexplainable success since she picked up my copy of Ask and It Is Given several months ago for, I believe, similar reasons. I do not see the same results, because my intentions and current actions are out of alignment.

Something I will need to work on, and then we will see.