The spoken word is powerful because it brings forth a thought, and a thought is the start of every manifestation.
This was the subject of discussion in one of my science classes in college at San Diego State in 1957. We had been talking about thought forms and were wondering whether there was any scientific basis for them.
Our professor told us he was aware of a college that had an experimental group who gathered to concentrate their efforts on developing a thought form. First their teacher had them relax to bring their brain waves into the alpha state. He then proceeded to describe a dragon, and as he did so, all the students were to picture every detail as he described it. Once their concentration was unified, a mist began to form in the shape of a dragon, and held its shape until the students lost their power of concentration.
They concluded that thoughts are energy in a certain state of motion, and that collective thinking can be very powerful. Our discussion then shifted to the sensing of certain types of thought forms established in places where people of the same mind gather: shopping malls, bars, places of worship, etc. Obviously there is a different mood connected with each place. We sense the thought forms that have been built up by the mental atmosphere of the location.
Psychics, or sensitive people who may not realize they are psychic, pick up on these thought forms very clearly. Once understood, we see there is nothing supernatural about these things.
Our words leave a thought behind that continues to live. These words produce thought forms that become a part of our own personal energy field that creates a distinct vibration of its own. This vibration is like the kind sent out by a tuning fork and works on the same principle—when sound vibrations are projected on an object of the same natural frequency, the object will begin to vibrate with it. Objects of a different frequency remain untouched.
Dr. Baraduc of Bordeaux invented a machine that actually records the vibrations of thoughts. It registers a high-speed, strong vibratory effect when an intelligent person approaches the instrument, and a feeble, slow rate when someone of low mentality comes near. This shows how thoughts are energy in a certain state of motion. The more force, the higher the vibration. The slower the rate, the less force it contains and it becomes negative in action.
Our whole body goes into action when we think. Our muscles and larynx move, even if it seems undetectable. Scientists have discovered that chest movements are directly related to thoughts and even succeeded in recording them graphically. Each type of thought has a set wavelength!
In 1945, Sir Alexander Cannon, a professor and doctor, learned to compare types of thoughts at a glance by their mathematical interpretation from graphs. The graphs even showed the effects of different types of music on individuals.
Such graphs show another amazing thing: The thoughts of one person actually influence another person by the mere mental atmosphere produced by these thoughts—and it is detectable by the respiration!
We can control our thoughts by taking deep, slow breaths. Some meditation techniques require deep breathing. This is good, for it keeps the mental state in balance and at the same time it is beneficial for the body.
It has been noted that mantras are effective aids in meditation. They are either spoken aloud, whispered, or thought upon, but the most powerful of the three are those repeated in thoughts. This is not surprising, for only in silence can we hear the inner voice.
By nurturing thoughts of contentment, disease can be cured. Likewise, inharmonious and worrisome thoughts filled with negativity can create disease. This is because our immune system is set up to release adrenaline when we are in danger. Stressful thoughts as well as other stress-filled stimuli, such as graphically violent movies, trigger the flow of adrenaline into the bloodstream. At the same time the heart beats faster and acid is released into the stomach.
Our body cannot tell the difference between actual bodily danger and the act of just “thinking” about a stressful situation. Even when it is only the mind that is occupied with these negations, the body prepares itself anyway.
If excessive production of hormones continues, it eventually debilitates the body, making it ripe for all kinds of physical problems. So gaining control of our thoughts and emotions is important for good health. People appear to be physically made of the same type of matter, but in reality, they are made of different chemical elements that correspond directly to their own level of consciousness. Have you ever wondered why you feel a kinship with some people at first meeting? Or why certain ones you haven't even met can repel you upon first sight?
It is their consciousness that sets up their personal vibratory rate. When we are of the same mind as someone else we say we are “in tune” with them, and we really are. We are like the object that vibrates with the tuning fork, and those of a completely different vibratory consciousness from our own may not seem as attractive to us.
Let pleasant thoughts mold your face.
Man's own growth vibration is recorded in his auric field. The more advanced a person is in his knowledge, the shorter the wavelength and the higher the frequency. That vibratory level is made manifest in the voice, so the tone of voice indicates the level of spiritual development.
This vibratory level is evident in our reading level as well. When we read with comprehension, we not only see the printed word, we see the form of it in our mind's eye and at the same time we are silently vocalizing the word and hearing it. Since each person comprehends at his own level of understanding, no two people can read the same passage and get the same meaning from it.
Thought always precedes action. The extent of our knowledge and all of our life's experiences arise from our thoughts. We draw our opinions, beliefs, actions, and reactions from this personal storehouse. The strongest influences are visual stimuli because they have an impact on our optic nerve, which stores them in our pictorial memory garden. Everything we see and hear is impressed on our brain cells, which are living tissue. Our thought forms appear in our sleep, in our daily life, and they color our reactions.
I once painted a thought form into a piece of furniture! While my husband and I were antiquing our dining room set we were watching The Planet of the Apes on television. To this day I see apes when I look at that furniture. Even pictures that artists paint include the astral and mental aspects of their conception as they paint. That remains as an influence on each viewer.
In a way we are all like computers—we cannot give out anything that has not been put in. Thus, our thought material has a profound effect on our life experiences.