"Ask And It Is Given"
By Esther And Jerry Hicks

I find that as with all material from Abraham-Hicks, either you love it or you hate it. I personally love it, so pardon me if the review of this book is somewhat clouded with that perception ;-)

First of all, who or what is Abraham?

Abraham is, as explained in the book, "a family of Non-Physical Beings", which Esther Hicks channels. They offer approaches to understanding life and to use our thoughts and emotions in the best way - i.e. to create a positive experience of life.

"Ask and it is given" shows a whole new way to navigate life; if this is your first contact with any of the Abraham-Hicks material, you'll soon realize that it contains a world in itself.

The following are some of the key points of "Ask and it is given":

• Well-Being is the basis of the Universe. "Well-Being is the basis of All-That-Is. It flows to you and through you. You have only to allow it."

  "[...] you will come to understand that to the degree you feel blessed and expect good things to flow to you, this indicates the level of your state of allowing; and to the degree that you do not feel blessed, where you do not expect good things to come to you, this indicates your degree of resistance."

• Everything is vibration. Our thoughts and emotions are vibrations as well. Because of the Law of Attraction (like attracts like) the reality we're presented with is always a match to what we're thinking and feeling in terms of vibration.

  Simply put, if you're dwelling in negative thoughts and feelings, life keeps on presenting you with circumstances that match those negative thoughts and feelings.

  This is why we keep on being apart from the things that we want: because we are not a vibrational match to how it actually feels to have them. We're mainly focused on the absence of them and thus we're a vibrational match to the absence of what we want.

  As explained in "Ask and it is given": "Even though a clear desire has emanated from you as a result of the contrast you have considered, you often, rather than giving your attention purely to the desire itself, focus back on the contrasting situation that gave birth to the desire. And in doing so, your vibration is more about the reason you have launched the desire than it is about the desire itself."

• The power of feeling good now: we are vibrational beings, and at every moment we're broadcasting our "vibrational signal". Our present and future circumstances are affected only by the signal we hold in the now.

  As "Ask and it is given" states: "[...] It is our absolute promise to you that when you understand the power of feeling good now, no matter what, you will hold the key to the achievement of any state of being, any state of health, any state of wealth, or any state of anything that you desire."

• The Emotional Scale. First, a thought about emotions: "You may believe that you cannot control your emotions, or you may believe that you should control your emotions, but we would like you to approach your emotions in a different way: It is our encouragement that you pay attention to how you feel and allow your emotions to be the valuable indicators they are."

  Negative emotion tells us that we're focusing on something we do not want; with that knowing, we can then turn towards focusing on what we do want.

  The Emotional Scale, as presented in "Ask and it is given", shows a varied range of emotions, which go gradually from the lowest (fear, grief, depression, despair, powerlessness) to the highest (joy, knowledge, empowerment, freedom, love, appreciation).

  Through the emotional scale we can feel and think our way up from whichever emotion we're at, step by step. But as Abraham-Hicks puts it, "The thing that matters most is that you consciously reach for a feeling that is improved. The word for the feeling is not important."

Processes

"Ask and it is given" also gives us 22 processes to help us move from disempowering feelings to joy. Having tried them all, I find them all amazing to move on to better feelings and thoughts.

These are some of the most magical and helpful processes:

• The Creative Workshop

• Segment Intending

• Pivoting

• The Focus Wheel Process

My recommendation

I have benefited from the messages that Abraham gives through Esther, in that I have gained insights that help me deal with life in a much more easy and pleasant way. That is enough for me to appreciate their material.

My recommendation is that you check their web site and a couple of videos, and if you feel like the message calls you then buy "Ask and it is given" - and get ready for a nice ride ;-)

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