In her\u00a0book, \u201cLiving in the Light\u201d, Shakti Gawain describes her own realization about the soul, and how it connects to creativity:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs I explored the process of creating my own reality, I gradually began to realize that the creative power I was feeling was coming from a source other than just my personality\u2026I began to realize that \u201cit\u201d (my soul, or higher self) seemed to know more than \u201cI\u201d (my personality self). I saw that it would probably be smart to try to find out what that inner guidance was telling me, and follow it.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Shakti Gawain also wrote the phenomenal bestseller \u201cCreative Visualization\u201d used by millions worldwide.<\/p>\n Unless you believe your mind can not only imagine but create the reality of it \u2013 it\u2019s difficult for that experience to manifest.<\/p>\n There\u2019s \u2018seeing is believing\u2019, but ALSO \u2018believing is seeing\u2019.<\/p>\n You attract (create) from a \u201chigher part\u201d of you that\u2019s within you\u2026being the change<\/em> effectively gets down to understanding the being of your soul<\/em>.<\/p>\n This idea has been around since 1937 when Napolean Hill wrote \u201cWhatever Your Mind\u00a0Can Conceive and Believe, It\u00a0Can\u00a0Achieve.\u201d<\/em> in his classic \u2018Think and Grow Rich\u2019.<\/p>\n Your \u2018inner guidance\u2019 that exists in your mind holds the moral values of \u2018truth, beauty and goodness\u2019, which is our cosmic compass\u2019 for life, and our source of divine creativity.<\/p>\n Any problem, challenge or issue you experience can be resolved when you go into stillness and allow yourself to be guided because you have the answers literally living within your soul. This is your \u2018right mind\u2019.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a commitment to your soul health and a way to create whatever you want in your life.<\/p>\n It may feel opposite to the way you think life works: that life is happening, and you have to control it, fix it, or make it happen.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the way most of us have been taught. Get an education and that will open doors. Yes \u2013 this may be true, but it\u2019s only part of the picture, and limited to that single door.<\/p>\n Education represents what is already known.<\/p>\n Your experience coming from a deeper part of your soul throws open infinite doors to create what\u2019s true for you \u2013 not just one door based on other\u2019s people\u2019s truth.<\/strong><\/p>\n This understanding applies to all relationships with the people in your life that you are growing with. \u00a0But relationships are a 2-way street so you are also dealing with someone else\u2019s relationship to their soul.<\/p>\n Tapping into our soul allows us to become more in tune with our choices around our thoughts and energy with others.<\/p>\n Below are the steps to a soul practice to consciously connect to your highest self for guidance and creativity: STILLNESS.<\/p>\n The best time is early in the morning. 5:00 a.m. is ideal \u2013 it helps to imagine yourself awake and connected at this time. Notice if you hear 5 a.m. whether you just thought \u201cWhoa \u2013 that\u2019s too early, and not possible for me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n These reactive thoughts, along with every complaint, worry, and negative feeling you focus on creates energy that works against what you want.<\/p>\n We are experts at justifying and explaining WHY things aren\u2019t going the way we want, what we don\u2019t like, and what isn\u2019t working instead of focusing on what we want to allow that energy to flow through us.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the difference from getting somewhere as an uphill battle filled with stress and pressure or a downward slope filled with ease, signs, and synchronicities.<\/strong><\/p>\n Slowing down during this pandemic I believe has many people closer to stillness naturally, and what was previously allowed: injustice.<\/p>\n It no longer feels acceptable when you are connected to your higher source, and speaking up collectively for what\u2019s true and good is suddenly being felt everywhere stronger.<\/p>\n When each of us holds the energy of light not darkness with our voice, actions, and how we show up \u2013 we can change the consciousness to move forward.<\/p>\n Those who criticize or judge others for \u2018not doing enough\u2019 or proclaim what they are doing with the intention for others to feel guilt or shame adds to the problem they are trying to resolve.<\/p>\n It\u2019s \u2018misaligned energy\u2019 \u2013 energy against others that keeps us from progressing.<\/p>\n 1. Sit Comfortably in a quiet space<\/strong><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/bc953c9a1758e6e272d364af8\/images\/0bb6beea-bf08-4182-b20b-423f1f09437a.jpg\")
<\/p>\nOur Key to Life is What Lives in Your Mind: Your Soul<\/h4>\n
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Shifting Your Energy to What Works for You<\/h4>\n
The 11 Steps to Finding Stillness<\/h3>\n