Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires Author: Visit Amazon's Esther Hicks Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1401904599 | Format: PDF
Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires Description
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For almost 20 years Jerry and Esther Hicks have been presenting workshops, producing tapes and writing books to help people create the life they desire. And desire is no small word in this agenda. According to the teachings of "Abraham"--a collective name for the spiritual entities that are channeled through Esther--desire is a good and natural force within us. In fact, we are all here to fulfill our desires, according to Abraham. Yet the reason so much of us feel frustrated, is that we have difficulty knowing how to ask and receive whatever we want to be, do or have.
Although Jerry and Esther are listed as the authors, Ask and It Is Given is actually a collection of channeled messages from Abraham. Fans of Abraham and the Hicks may not find new information, but will probably be delighted to have an inspiring, updated book that speaks to the familiar conversation of attracting the life we want. Newcomers may also be intrigued by this excellent, in-depth discussion on how to change ones life by matching the vibrational energy of ones desires--taking the power of positive thinking to a whole new level.
Because this material is channeled, it often reads like The Power of Now or A Course in Miracles--not a fast food book to be devoured in one sitting. Rather, this is a book to be read in passages, with a soothing gestation period in between. It includes much advice on working with energy and emotions as well as specific chapters on increasing prosperity, reclaiming health, working with meditation, and clearing clutter for clarity. For those who are onboard with the "Laws of Attraction" and the "Art of Receiving" that Abraham speaks of, this could be one of those deliciously mysterious books that you can open to any page and it seems to offer the exact advice or insight you need right now.--Gail Hudson
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"This is plain and simply, one of the most powerful books I have ever read. One's entire life can change because of what is found here." - Neale Donald Walsch "This is a great book! My wife and I have enjoyed these profound and extremely practical Abraham teachings for several years" - John Gray Jerry and Esther Hicks' bestselling title 'Ask and it is Given' is an absolute must for anyone interested in the law of attraction, and using it to better their lives, finances and relationships. Soul & Spirit magazine
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- Paperback: 314 pages
- Publisher: Hay House (2004) (January 8, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9781401904593
- ISBN-13: 978-1401904593
- ASIN: 1401904599
- Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This is the first time I've ever felt the need to write a review, but this book is so amazing I just had to add my opinion. Over the past couple of decades, I've accumulated a huge library of metaphysical and self-help type books, and this book is by far the best of all of them. I now think that all the other, human, authors had only pieces of the bigger picture - but Abraham has it all. Abraham is a group of channelled non-physical consciousnesses, and as such, they possess a degree of credibility that human writers lack, since they have a broader perspective that is uncontaminated by human cultural baggage and distorted individual belief systems.
This is an extremely positive, uplifting, empowering book. It is free of dogma and all concepts of lack and limitation. The basic message is - life is supposed to be fun, and you can create your life in any way you desire, by changing your emotions and thoughts. It totally lacks the limiting and disempowering ideas that are found in so many books in this genre, and in fact it turns them on their head. So many writers teach silly things like "desire is bad/unspiritual" - in Abraham's view, desire is the basis of the universe, and they encourage the cultivation and joyful fulfilment of desire. Their view of life is radical, joyous and extremely refreshing - they know that we are energy beings enjoying our time in physical bodies, and that the physical world (which is really just a denser level of energy, but still formed by thought) is not something to be endured, while learning hard 'lessons', or proving our worthiness for a better life after death.
Some books tend to grow on you the more you think about
them . . . that was certainly the case with ASK AND IT IS GIVEN
by Esther and Jerry Hicks.
A friend told me about it, and I remember that I refrained from
getting a copy because it seemed a bit "out there" for me . . . after
all, it talks about a nonphysical entity named Abraham . . . yet
when I reread the subtitle, LEARNING TO MANIFEST YOUR
DESIRES, I decided that maybe there was something in it
for me--and I'm glad that I did.
Though the first half dragged a bit (and was perhaps a bit
too theoretical for me), the second half came alive with 22
powerful processes designed to help anybody achieve
his or her goals . . . in doing so, the authors contend that
it is "your birthright to live a life filled with everything that
is good," and they show you how to attain that goal.
One approach that I particularly enjoyed says you should
write out a list of Things I will Do Today. Then, on the right
side of a piece of paper, put down Things I Would like Universe to
do. Next select only those things that you absolutely intend
to do today and do them.
There were several other memorable passages; among a few of
them:
There is no desire that anyone holds for any other reason than that
they believe they will feel better in the achievement of it. Whether
it is a material object, a physical state of being, a relationship, a
condition, or a circumstance--at the heart of every desire is the
desire to feel good.
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