CONSCIOUS CINEMA
All That Is (or God, Goddess, Source, the Universe or whatever other term best suits you).
This is accomplished by combining the beliefs
we each formulate for ourselves with the power
of our divine collaborator, thereby creating the
conditions for manifesting the physical world
that surrounds us. It applies in all areas of life,
too, from romance to vocation to spirituality
and everything in between. When the process
is applied skillfully, it results in the life we crave.
WHILE SOME MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE
TERM “CONSCIOUS CREATION,” THE CONCEPT IS
ANYTHING BUT NEW. STUDENTS OF THE ANCIENT
ESOTERIC PRACTICE OF ALCHEMY, FOR EXAMPLE,
WILL READILY RECOGNIZE THE UNDERLYING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THAT DISCIPLINE AND THIS
ONE. LIKEWISE, FOLLOWERS OF THE LAW OF
ATTRACTION, THE PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
CONCEPT POPULARIZED THROUGH THE IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL BOOK AND DVD “THE SECRET” (2006), WILL SEE CONSCIOUS CREATION’S
UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO THAT PRACTICE.
BUT, NO MATTER WHAT ONE CALLS IT OR HOW
ONE USES IT, THE PROCESS ULTIMATELY YIELDS
THE SAME RESULT, NAMELY, THAT THOUGHTS BECOME THINGS.
A number of important principles provide the
foundation for this practice, and many excellent
references about them are available. They are
perhaps best covered in the writings of author
Jane Roberts, who, together with her noncorporeal channeled entity, Seth, produced volume
upon volume of material on the subject. But, as
eloquently as these concepts are presented in
prose, they are also brilliantly portrayed through
an entirely different medium—the movies.
In many respects, movies are essentially the
modern-day equivalent of storytelling, the
time-honored practice long used for instructing students in various philosophical, spiritual
and metaphysical traditions. But, because motion pictures enhance their storylines with the
high-tech wizardry of striking visuals and stateof-the-art sound, they bring their messages to
life in ways mere words often can’t. Their mes-
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sages carry enormous impact, evoking strongly
felt responses and conveying their messages
with palpable degrees of substance and meaning. This is particularly true when it comes to
cinematic portrayals of conscious creation principles; they jump off the screen at us with the
vigor of the great white star of “Jaws.”
As a lifelong movie lover, I’ve found that films
of all genres are capable of accomplishing this,
too, including everything from comedies to
dramas to science fiction and even documentaries. In fact, over time, I’ve discovered that
movies can be organized into a sort of road
map or outline for explaining the key concepts
of conscious creation, the approach I used in
my books, Consciously Created Cinema: The
Movie Lover’s Guide to the Law of Attraction
(2014) and Get the Picture: Conscious Creation
Goes to the Movies (2007).
Many fundamental conscious creation concepts
may seem like practical, commonsense guidance, and that’s true, to be sure. But, when the
principles are viewed collectively (with the concepts building upon one another) and applied
with a heightened sense of awareness (a truly
“conscious” outlook), they work synergistically to provide a powerful means for approaching life. They generate a heightened sense of
self-empowerment and self-awareness to help
us shape our existence more to our liking. They
enable us to address life’s opportunities, and
to confront its challenges, more effectively and
with a greater sense of fulfillment. Here’s a look
at some of those concepts and films that exemplify them:
In many respects, movies are
essentially the modern-day
equivalent of stor ytelling, the
time-honored practice long
used for instructing students in
various philosophical, spiritual
and metaphysical traditions.