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AWAKENING HEALTH ARTICLE The Power of Thought Explained By Zinovia Dushkova Thanks to the New Thought movement, we have known for a good while now about the power of thought and how positive thinking can transform our lives. A ll the Great Teachers and thinkers of humanity have pointed out the power of thought, which is capable of forming the essence of a human being. But how does it work, and what does the nature of thought actually look like? Ever since ancient times it has been assumed that thought is the basis of everything in the Universe, that it is the subtlest fiery energy, to which all other types of energy are subordinate. One could say that thought represents a fiery energy that the human will enrobes in a material form, which is invisible to physical eyes but is visible to strong clairvoyants and can be registered by scientific methods as well. The outer wrapping of any thought is invisibly linked with its creator and has a magnetic force, endowed to it by the human will. All thoughts aspire to realization, and sooner or later they must manifest themselves in action, even after many, many decades. Since the nature of thought is not physical, but subtle — meaning it is a higher energy — it can form the physical world around the person. But for this purpose it must have a clear and distinct image, which endues it with the appropriate strength and shape to over- 17 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW