The Power of Expectations and Thought Energy
If I were to place three apples on a table in front of you and
asked you to choose one to eat, you probably wouldn't have much
difficulty selecting one. After all they are just normal apples,
nothing special.
But what if I were to tell you that these apples had been the
subject of an experiment in the transference of thought energy?
The experiment involved the use of one hundred people familiar
with the practice of meditation and the focusing of thought
energy.
One of these apples was meditated on with the intention of
providing health. A group of one hundred people concentrated for
one hour with the intention of giving this apple the power to
heal.
Another apple was focused one with the intention to cause
sickness. For one hour this apple was subjected to the
meditative thought energy of ill health.
The third apple was not meditated upon.
Knowing this, how would you feel about your selection of the
apples? Would you feel uneasy about choosing an apple that has
been the focus of these "sickness" intentions? What do you
suppose would happen to your body if you ate this apple?
How would your body react to eating the "healthy" apple? Would
knowing about the different meditations before hand have an
effect on your health if you were to eat? Would knowing about
the meditations after eating one of these apples have an affect
on your body?
In the experiment described above, what is the mechanism behind
the health or sickness associated with these apples? Is it the
thought energy of those meditating at work, or do the
expectations of the person eating the apple have the real
effect? Do the expectations of the meditators come into play?
The three apple scenario has hopefully served to illustrate the
importance of understanding how our thoughts can have dramatic
external effects beyond the scope of our present day
understanding.
"Expectation is a powerful thing," says Robert DeLap, M.D., head
of one of the US Food and Drug Administration's Offices of Drug
Evaluation. "The more you believe you're going to benefit from a
treatment, the more likely it is that you will experience a
benefit."
Expectations and beliefs are an important aspect of thought
energy studies. A perfect example of this can be found in the
phenomena of the placebo effect. A placebo, as used in research,
is an inactive substance or procedure used as a control in an
experiment. A placebo effect occurs when the placebo, which
cannot on its own have any affect, but does in fact have the
same, similar and sometimes better affects as the experimental
substances drugs or procedures. Questions remain about the
interplay of psychological and physiological mechanisms that
contribute to the placebo effect. Today's brain imaging
techniques lend support to the theory that thoughts and beliefs
not only affect one's psychological state, but also cause the
body to undergo measurable biological changes. What is known,
beyond doubt, is that we can create healing energies with our
minds alone.
Thoughts have the power to heal and the power to cause harm.
What we know and understand about the nature and mechanism of
thought and thought energy pales in comparison to the vast
amount of information that we do not have. Studying how
expectations, beliefs and thought energy relate to physiological
and biological changes can lead to a better understanding of
individual roles and responsibilities regarding personal health
and well being.
Thoughts are real. Thoughts are measurable outside of our bodies
and they exert a real influence on people, places and objects
which is not bound by time or space. Directed thought energy
carrying specific intent is capable of imprinting objects with a
desired physical or emotional signature. Now, go have an apple
and think about that for awhile.