The power of belief is what makes rituals work. Over the years, the reason behind most rituals has become muddled and fallen away. The reason really isn’t all that important, because the belief holds strong. Once enough people believe something is true, it becomes infinitely easier for the rest of us to jump on the bandwagon.
If it worked for them, it might work for me.
But it’s not the superstition that creates the luck. It’s the superstition’s ability to get us to focus on being lucky.
What Rituals Actually Do
When it comes to any ritual – prayer, meditation, wearing red underwear on test day, or eating certain foods for luck – all we are really doing is taking a moment to focus our thoughts on something desired.
When we focus purely on the things that we desire, synchronicity goes to work and manifests in our physical reality. So yes, if you really believe that a ritual is going to bring you luck, then it is likely to do so.
But there’s an if: you must continue to focus on the feeling of luck throughout the year.
The Problem with Resolutions
Once you accept that there are no external forces doling out destiny experiences for you and that you are the creator of your own universe, then you realize how powerful your dominant thoughts can be.
If you perform a ritual every day of the year and every day believe it will bring you luck, then you will have a lucky year indeed. What often happens, though, is that after a few days or weeks of focusing, there is a tendency to start feeling foolish about the belief.
Oh, this is silly. I’ve been doing this and nothing lucky has even happened. I look like such a fool.
We see this with all resolutions. People start out with clear intentions on what they want to accomplish, and then three weeks into January the local gym goes from being overcrowded to being a ghost town.
When we don’t see immediate results, we too often focus on the lack of results and lose focus on the original goal. Once we lose sight of the goal or the desire, it can no longer manifest. And that which we give our attention to – often the lack of the goal, or what we don’t want – does manifest.
Take Responsibility for Your Thoughts
If this year we would take more responsibility for our thoughts, we might find that our resolutions come much easier.
Instead of saying “I’m fat and I need to lose weight,” it would serve us better to just focus on how good it will feel once we have lost the weight. And then continue to focus on that feeling every single day until we are living the delusion, so to speak.
Working out and dieting are often the worst thing we can do if our mindset is not purely focused on the outcome. Diet and exercise are usually focused on how fat we currently are, not on how fit we’re going to be in the future. Only when our outlook is aligned properly will we see the results we’re looking for from the action we take.
The Art of Pretending
It may sound crazy, but pretending you already have the thing you desire – money, beauty, love, abundance, great relationships – is the best way to get those things.
Most people have forgotten how to pretend, mainly because they have been educated out of it and see no purpose in it. I’m going to pretend a lot more, because I have seen how powerful a vivid imagination can be.
The key is to start believing the things you’re imagining are real. That’s the power of imagination. That’s the power of pretending. That’s when the pretend becomes real.
The science isn’t yet here to prove all of this, but you can absolutely prove it to yourself. Start pretending more and take note of the difference it makes in your life. Imagine how grand things will be for you a month, two months, a year down the road, and just focus on that feeling of grandness.
And keep focusing on it, every single day.
The Ultimate Belief
Will your rituals bring you luck? Absolutely, if you purely believe they will and then continue to hold that belief throughout the year.
But it is not the ritual that brings you luck. It is your personal belief that luck is coming to you. You could just as easily say that any random action will bring you luck. If you believe it will and continue to hold that belief, then you will indeed have a very lucky year.
All of this stems from the ultimate belief that synchronicity is working for all of us. It is bringing to each of us scenarios and things that match exactly to our dominant thoughts, focus, and beliefs. Our reality is a mirror to what we are giving our pure focus to.
Focus on fun and imagine all of the awesome ways that fun is going to manifest itself in your life.
Game on. Let’s play.
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