Have you found yourself asking, ‘what does law of attraction mean’?
The law of attraction is one of the most powerful laws in existence. It works by attracting things to us based on our thoughts. Today we’re talking about what law of attraction means, and how to use it to manifest upgrades into your life. Here is the complete guide to Law of Attraction for beginners.
This universal law is easy to apply once you know what it is! Let’s get started.
What Does Law of Attraction Mean?
If you’re a spiritual seeker, you’ve probably wondered, “what is the law of attraction?” The simple answer is this: Law of Attraction is a universal law that boils down to the fact that ‘like attracts like’.
When you understand what law of attraction means and how it works, you can use it to manifest your desires.
The experiences law of attraction brings you are based on your vibrational frequency, which is based on your emotions.
In other words, your emotions act as a magnet, attracting experiences that match how you’re feeling. That’s the Law of Attraction in a nutshell.
Is Law of Attraction Real?
Yes! Just like gravity, law of attraction is in effect at all times, whether you’re aware of it or not. In fact, most people have no idea they’re influencing their own experiences through their feelings and thoughts. In fact, you may be in the habit of simply reacting to what life throws at you.
But once you learn the basic concept of this energetic law, it’ll be impossible for you to look at your life in the same way again. Understanding Law of Attraction will help you take a proactive approach to manifesting your desires.
Your life should be filled with joy! So if you’re suffering in any way, know that you truly can turn things around by changing your perspective. It’s time to claim your power.
Who Discovered Law of Attraction?
The basic concept of turning thoughts to things has existed for thousands of years. Even the Bible tells us we reap what we sow.
But it’s important to note that LoA is not a punishment/reward system, and it’s goes beyond the concept of karma (which focuses on actions, not so much on thoughts). Instead, it offers the simple truth that whatever you focus on the most, is going to grow.
For the record, the actual phrase ‘Law of Attraction’ was coined by Helena Blavatsky in 1877. She was a highly controversial Spiritualist who co-founded the Theosophical Society, which still exists today (read more about her on Wikipedia).
How Does Law of Attraction Work?
To understand what the Law of Attraction means, bear with me for a quick physics recap. Remember Einstein’s famous equation? This tell us that everything is energy, and that includes you!
E = mc²
energy = mass * speed of light (accelerated)
Now that we’ve established that you’re an energetic being, we can move onto vibration! Your human body vibrates at a particular frequency, or speed (caused by the atoms moving and shaking inside you).
Your dominant emotions directly affect your vibrational frequency.
Positive emotions like joy and appreciation have a high vibration, while negative emotions like anger and shame lower your vibe. The word “emotion” even contains the word “motion” – that’s not a coincidence!
The bottom line is, the feelings you consistently focus on set your energetic vibration; and your vibration determines what you attract into your life.
All things are vibration.
Albert Einstein
With that said, there’s no need to be afraid of negative emotions! We all feel low sometimes; that’s an important part of being an authentic human.
Plus, negative emotion offers you clarity on what we don’t want, so we can set crystal clear intentions for what you do want. Without negative emotion, you’d never have anything want, adn there would be nothing to manifest. It’s a sacred part of the equation.
Law of Attraction responds to the emotions you feel the most strongly, over the course of time, so don’t worry. You’re not going to manifest something terrible because you had a random bad thought. So let this new knowledge empower and inspire you, not stress you out.
For a deeper dive into vibration, read this next: How To Use the Law of Vibration for Manifesting: Beginner’s Guide
An Example of Law of Attraction
Let’s say you wake up first thing in the morning, feeling great. You’re appreciating how cozy your bed is, you’re feeling well rested and eager to begin the day. Then you take a moment to set your intention to have a delicious breakfast, an easy drive to work, and a productive day.
This is an example of how to use law of attraction to ensure the very best version of your day.
On the other hand, let’s say you woke up on that same morning on the wrong side of the bed. Maybe you had an argument the night before, or watched something upsetting on the news. If you allow it, the law of attraction will start serving up thoughts that pick up right where you left off.
This is because you’ve got momentum going on the unwanted topic. In this version of your day, you’re going to be distracted, grumpy, and your day is going to unfold very differently than it would have if you had set positive intentions deliberately.
You Create Your Own Reality With The Power Of Thought
Can you think of a recent example where you simply reacted to what was going on around you, instead of choosing where to focus your attention? Every time you react, instead of intend, you are taking your chances with what law of attraction is going to deliver you.
For example, you’d never go out to eat and let your server choose what you should have for dinner, right? Well think of your life experiences the same way – in order to use the law of attraction to your advantage, you need to start choosing your thoughts just like you would choose your meal from a menu.
This is the only way to have any control over what the universe sends your way.
How Do I Start With Law of Attraction?
Good news – law of attraction has been working for you since the moment you were born. The only difference now, is that you’re aware of it, so you can use it to your advantage.
To start, focus your efforts on moving up the emotional guidance scale.
Abraham Hicks is the leading teacher of Law of Attraction, and she created the emotional guidance scale, which displays the most common human emotions in order, based on vibration.
If you’re not familiar with Abraham, you can learn more about her here: 46 Best Abraham Hicks Quotes to Change Your Life Now
To start leveraging law of attraction, check the emotional guidance scale and see where you land. What number best describes how you’re feeling most of the time?
The higher up on the scale you are, the stronger a magnet you are to your desires.
If you’re lower on the scale, that’s perfectly okay. Your focus will be to close the gap between how you’re feeling now, and how you’ll feel when your wish comes true.
In order to help you do this, Abraham provides 22 processes in the book, Ask And It Is Given. If you don’t have the book, I recap all those processes here. Look for the ones are for your current emotional set-point: Complete List of 22 Abraham Hicks Processes + How To Use Them
This is the power of of your emotions! Setting your intention to feel better means that law of attraction has to deliver you more to feel good about.
How Do I Use The Law of Attraction?
You can use the Law of Attraction to your advantage, by training yourself to be more aware of how you’re feeling. Are you allowing external factors to dictate your mood? Truly happy people set their intention to feel good, and as a result, they attract experiences to match. So the very first step you can take is to just notice your emotions as you go about your day.
For example, if someone cuts you off in traffic, do you automatically get upset? If so, that’s an opportunity to reclaim your power and retrain your mind to react differently. Most of us are in the habit of indulging negative emotions when something like this happens.
But instead of getting annoyed, try expressing gratitude for your excellent reflexes, which allowed you to avoid an accident. Or, give the person the benefit of the doubt about why they’re in such a hurry. Have you ever cut someone off before? Yes! No harm was done, so the situation is not worth you sacrificing your high vibe.
Start choosing your emotions with intention, knowing they act as a magnet for what’s to come. If your vibration is low all the time because of little things like this, it’s going to be very difficult to manifest big, happy changes; you simply won’t be a vibrational match to your desires.
So start small, and just become aware of how your mood swings throughout the day. Then, see if you can smooth it out a bit. Use this as a chance to create more happiness in your daily life. As a result, good things will naturally flow to you.
Once you get more comfortable controlling your emotions, you can start directing your focus toward specific upgrades you want to make in your life. Which brings us to our next topic – the link between Law of Attraction and manifestation.
Law of Attraction and Manifestation
The law of attraction and manifestation go together, hand-in-hand. Literally, everything that anyone has ever manifested is a result of law of attraction, turning thoughts to things. Take a look around you now, everything you see is a manifestation. Some of it was manifested before you were born, other things you created yourself.
The main point here is this: you are manifesting even when you’re not aware of it. Law of attraction is always working to match you up with experiences that match your vibration. The wonderful news is that now you’re aware of this, which means you can set your intentions based on what you want to bring into your life.
What Is The Difference Between Law of Attraction and Manifesting?
Law of Attraction is a universal principle. Like gravity, it’s just something that exists in our world that’s always working, whether you’re thinking about it or not.
Manifesting is the act of turning thoughts to things.
When you manifest with intention, you are using law of attraction to your advantage, by choosing thoughts and feelings that match your desires. This is how you apply the law of attraction with purpose, to upgrade your life.
If you are ready to learn more about using the law of attraction for manifesting, read this next: How to Manifest Your Desires
Abraham Hicks On LOA
Abraham Hicks is by far the modern day subject matter expert on the subject. Her work has influenced Gabby Bernstein’s teachings, among others.
Here are Abraham’s most popular books. If you click on the link it’ll take you over to Amazon, where you can read a free excerpt:
Law of Attraction Books:
- The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham
- The Astonishing Power of Emotions
- Ask and it is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires
Abraham’s teachings are my personal favorite. In fact I either listen to a YouTube video or read through the list of quotes in the article below, every single day. This article also gives you all the background on who Abraham is (because it’s not exactly straightforward if you’re unfamiliar with Esther and Abraham!).
I highly recommend you take a peek, to see if Abraham’s message resonates with you. You will feel a shift in your vibration just reading through these, I swear: 46 Best Abraham Hicks Quotes to Change Your Life Now
Oprah and Michael Beckwith Discuss Law of Attraction
Many of our modern day spiritual leaders teach the concept of Law of Attraction. While everyone has their own unique perspective to share, it comes down to this: you attract experiences that are a match to who you are.
Here’s quick clip of Michael Beckwith explaining the law of attraction basics to Oprah.
Conclusion
While we can wrap our brains around the scientific parts of this, there’s still much to be discovered about how LOA works. But the proof in your life will become undeniable, once you start noticing how things play out when you’re in different emotional states.
The universe is lovingly aware of you and wants to help co-create your life. So keep your mind and heart open as you put these concepts to use.
Did this help you to understand what law of attraction means, so you can harness its power? Please leave me a comment below if you learned something new!
XO, Andrea
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Andrea Scalisi
Andrea has been practicing Astrology, Numerology, and Tarot for many years. She is a certified Aromatherapist and Reiki Master in Central NY, and also holds a Masters Degree from Syracuse University. Andrea loves helping her readers bring more spiritual self-care into their lives.
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