As I said in a video a few weeks ago:
A spiral collects energy at it’s center. Write down your goal in the center of a paper and draw a spiral inward until you surround your goal. What happened?
There is an ancient story from the oral Torah about a guy named Honi the Circle Maker.
He was a renowned as a righteous sage and miracle-maker who is said to have lived in Judah in the 1st Century B.C.
During a severe drought, when much of the rainy season had passed without rain, the people turned to Honi, knowing his prayers were effective. They asked him to pray for rain.
Honi confidently told them: “Go bring your Passover ovens inside so they won’t dissolve”, acting as if he was certain of rain.
He prayed, but no rain fell.
Honi then drew a circle in the dust on the ground, stood inside it, and addressed God boldly:
“Master of the Universe! Your children have turned to me because I am like a son of your house! I swear by Your great name that I will not move from this spot until You have compassion on Your children and send rain!”
Honi refused to leave the circle until the intention manifested. Finally rain began to fall, but it was only a slight drizzle.
Honi said:
“This is not what I asked for. I asked for rains to fill the cisterns, pits, trenches, and reservoirs.”
Soon the rain then poured down violently, with drops so huge they were said to be as large as the opening of a barrel—threatening to flood and destroy the world.
Honi said:
“This too is not what I asked for. I asked for rains of goodwill, blessing, and generosity.”
The rain then fell in a perfect, moderate, blessing manner—enough to fill everything without harm. The people had to climb up to the Temple Mount to escape the rising waters.
They asked Honi to pray for the rain to stop. He replied:
“I have a tradition that we do not pray against an excess of good.”
Honi received criticism, especially from religious authorities. They considered excommunicating him because of the audacity with which he spoke to God.
One prominent authority said: “If you were not Honi, I would excommunicate you for this! But what can I do? You act like a son who pesters his father, and God does your will.”
The story teaches us the value of persistence and boldness when manifesting intentions.
I used to have a diary in which I spiraled and circled each goal over and over until it manifested. Sometimes I’d circle it so much that the pen broke through the paper. Everything I kept circling eventually manifested.
There is a way to take this a step further for those so inclined. If I’d do this again today, I’d probably purchase a spirograph set and draw beautiful geometric figures around the goal or intention.
Harmonious geometric shapes focus energy. Once completed, they pulse energy. This is why, when you drive around America you see colorful geometric shapes on barns. These are called “barn quilts” and they are today called “folk art” because their real purpose and meaning is lost.
The act of drawing a spirograph has a relaxing, almost hypnotic effect, further embeding the commands into the subconscious. But you would have to choose spirograph tools that allow for enough space in the center to write your goal-sentence. In image above this article, the first and last design leave enough space to draw around. Alternatively, you could draw more closed geometric figures around your original circle. The point is to give beauty and shape to your goal.
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