Pronoia: Are Forces Conspiring to Make Good Things Happen To You?
You may already know that I am a big fan of Rob Brezny's horoscopes, if you read this post.
I am also in love with a concept that I first read about on his website called pronoia. If paranoia is the belief that universal forces (whatever you call them) are conspiring against you, pronoia is the belief that the they are conspiring for you. That the universe wants good things to happen to you and actively works to make them occur.
Rob has written a book about that subject, which I have never read. So I can't comment on that, but what I read on his website was enough to capture my imagination and begin a shift in my outlook on the events of my life. Things that start out as seemingly negative events often turn out to be just what I need.
I was reminded of pronoia when I was reading this post by @atmosblack, in which he describes having an idea just appear that ends up transforming his entire path.
https://steemit.com/spirituality/@atmosblack/gene-keys-a-deep-path-of-transformation
The thing I love about my own experience with the universe making good things happen for me is that it has a snowball effect. Once you start to look for it, see it, and expect it, it happens all the time! Seriously.
I often feel now that I am receiving little nudges to head in certain directions - sometimes more than once. You know that experience where you notice something - a place, a word, a song, a video, a person, an idea - and then you hear about it again from another source? And then another one? Nudges. Hints that there is something there for you to explore and often it is not what you think.
One of the best ways we can receive gifts from the universe is to stay open and fluid. When something we perceive as negative happens to us - a fight with a friend, losing a job, divorce - of course we experience rejection, loss, and grief. But if we can keep an eye out for the positive that will come from the negative experience, we are so much more likely to see it.
Okay, so let's say you think this is just a load of new agey crap. Fine. You don't have to believe. But how would you rather go through life? Thinking the world is for you, against you or indifferent?
No matter what you choose, you'll be right.
'Nuff heavy. Here's one of the best conspiracy themed tracks I know. How about you?
Lol, so true, it's crazy how the right things seem to come at the right time for each individual. That gene keys thing is right up my alley.
The odd thing that's been happening to me lately is that everything is pointing me to my breath. @atmosblack had a post with Matt Kahn on breath, then mulitple people have asked me about wim hof, then I was randomly looking at Paul Chek's website and found an awesome breathwork video, and a few other minor notifications from life.
I realized how shallow my breathing has been lately, and how much it helps! This seems to be what happens, I'll learn about something, and if I forget it it comes back to me as a reminder.
I'll check this out when I have time!
I'll learn about something, and if I forget it it comes back to me as a reminder.
Crazy, right? And the more you notice it, the more it happens.
Maybe share what you find out about breathwork? I could use some too.
Great comment! Thanks for reading.
this is the one I watched, but search Chek Breathing and he's got a ton more, the guy seems legit, totally into spirituality and fitness, I don't know that I'd pay what he's asking for some of the stuff though.
Basically it's belly breathing and allowing your diaphragm to do the work, not trying to breath, just finding the natural breath.
Combined with that matt kahn talk I found out just how shallow my breath was and the effect it was having.
Chek says(maybe not in this video) that breathing too rapidly, not allowing the body to use the CO2, (which is counter intuitive because I thought intake of oxygen was most important), can cause a lot of cracking and popping, like when you crack a joint, and also cause less right brain activity, so a slow out breath where we just relax is desired
Thanks, @jakeybrown. I will give it a watch. The way you guys keep talking about Matt Kahn, I'm going to have look into him as well. : )
He kind of weirded me out at first, but solid teachings in general, I haven't gone through too much of his work yet
Thank you for the mention and making me aware of your article! ❤️
The new book by my spiritual teacher Matt Kahn that will come out this summer is called "Everything is here to help you". So yes, this is happening. 😀
Although maybe not in the ways we expect it to be and sometimes in ways we absolutely don't like or even hate. I guess, this doesn't work out as some kind of positive affirmation that for every shit that happens in your life, you tell yourself, that the universe does mean it well, until you start to believe it. This is not "positive thinking" and has nothing to do with mental concepts, but is a recognition in your heart, that it can't be otherwise - a level of trust, that can't be made up.
These little nudges you are speaking about, is the voice of your intuition - how wonderful!
So every breath becomes a "Thank you" to the universe, and a reminder, that life is to perfect to be fair.
In resonance with this, you may enjoy this video... Blessings and Thank you! 🙏
Thank you, @atmosblack. I will check it out.
Great inspiration and so much to meditate on. Ha. No pun intended!
Wait a minute whaaaaaaaat he has a new book? Yasss
haha Yes, he had already written it last summer, but it will be released by Hay House this year. ❤️
Sometimes the help isn't fun though huh? haha
Hey @atmosblack, are you ever on discord?
Actually I don't hang around there often, basically because it is so noisy there - which I guess is the main use of Discord in a way 😀
What happened to the initiative to have some spiritual hangout there sometime? I never heard back from them...
That's basically why I was asking, as long as you have an account I can just DM you and you can get to it when you have time. That's what I do, I'm only on there once a day or so, too time consuming with slow results so far
I've been meaning to write on this subject for a while, and this post was a catalyst. So I'm so glad you wrote it! It proves that we're both right, right? I resteemed, and I also linked to this in my post. Oh, how intricately the universe works. @whatamidoinghere resteemed me, you commented on it, I saw this, and I wrote my post. Haven't read the book, but that sounds like Pronoia if I ever heard it. :)
You're right. : ) Thanks for the mention in your post and glad we connected.
As I always say:
"The universe provides"
Regardless if it is the universe giving us messages, or something else (maybe our own mind, our unconsciousness), I do think we need to ney very open to triggers and 'messages'. Just for the fun of it, last year I was given a message from the universe at Landjuweel festival held close to Amsterdam (post here).
Great story! And you are right. It might be the wiser part of ourselves giving us hints. I might still argue that that is the universe too. : )
Interesting thought!
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