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Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life Paperback – September 24, 2010

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Creative Visualization is the art of using mental imagery and affirmation to produce positive changes in your life. It is being successfully used in the fields of health, business, the creative arts, and sports, and in fact can have an impact in every area of your life. With more than six million copies sold worldwide, this pioneering bestseller and perennial favorite helped launch a new movement in personal growth when it was first published. The classic guide is filled with meditations, exercises, and techniques that can help you use the power of your imagination to create what you want in your life, change negative habit patterns, improve self-esteem, reach career goals, increase prosperity, develop creativity, increase vitality, improve your health, experience deep relaxation, and much more. This book can help you to increase your personal mastery of life.

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Gawain's self-help title has sold more than three million copies in English and another three million in the more than 30 languages into which it has been translated. According to the publisher, this revised anniversary edition contains additional "meditations, exercises, and techniques that can become part of your everyday routine." The author asserts that people can achieve an ideal existence simply through mental visualization.
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"I do believe, and I have seen in my own life, that creative visualization works."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ New World Library; 25th anniversary edition (September 24, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1577312295
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1577312291
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.21 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches

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Shakti is a pioneer in the field of personal development. For over twenty-five years, she has been a best-selling author and internationally renowned teacher of consciousness. Shakti has facilitated thousands of individuals in developing greater awareness, balance and wholeness in their lives.

Shakti has written numerous books considered classics in her field. Her distinguished publishing history includes best sellers Creative Visualization, Living in the Light, The Path of Transformation, Four Levels of Healing, Creating True Prosperity, and Developing Intuition. Her books have sold over 10 million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-founder, with Marc Allen, of New World Library Publishing Company.

She has appeared on such nationally syndicated programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Sonya Live, The Larry King Show, The Leeza Show, America’s Talking and New Dimensions Radio, and has been featured in New Woman, New Age Journal, and Time Magazine.

Through her seminars and her books, Shakti helps people heal and develop all levels of their being — spiritual, mental, emotional, physical — and access their intuitive inner wisdom. Sharing the ideas and practices that have helped her the most in her own life, she guides others on their path to living more consciously. She facilitates us in finding deeper meaning and purpose through developing our unique gifts and abilities.

Shakti is a passionate environmentalist, who believes that as we bring more awareness to our daily lives, we can learn to live in balance on our planet.

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Customers find the book's visualization and meditation techniques simple and effective. They appreciate the practical guide and clear explanations of the skill. The principles and exercises are straightforward to apply, and the results are immediate. Readers praise the writing quality as well-written and straightforward. They describe the power within each of us as wonderful and untapped. Overall, customers consider the book a good value for money and a great gift.

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87 customers mention "Ease of visualization"87 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's visualizations and affirmations simple and effective. They find it easy to understand, with a practical guide that helps them practice creative visualization. The book provides clear explanations of the basics and important parts of effective visualization. It is described as an accessible way for anyone to begin learning about visualization, with a step-by-step guide on how to practice it.

"...It is actually quite simple and one can only become a master of it through practice, practice and more practice...." Read more

"...of the many advantages of this visualization method is that it can easily be used with almost any type of energy and meditation system you may also..." Read more

"...This is basically just a Step by Step How To workbook. So if you want that extra help, I would recommend this as well...." Read more

"...I started practicing the VERY SIMPLE steps of creative visualization (first thing in the morning and right before I fell asleep at night)...." Read more

87 customers mention "Meditation practice"84 positive3 negative

Customers find the book's meditation guide practical and inspiring. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to practice meditation, with helpful techniques and affirmations. The content is rich in explaining this skill and the concept is excellent when followed. Readers appreciate the thoughtful guidance and tips presented matter-of-factly. Overall, it's described as a metaphysical book.

"...that I can use this technique with success is a testament to its practicality and simple effectiveness...." Read more

"I'm still enjoying this book! Good ideas in here, plus help to start meditating, which is something I need since I am highly stressed and have some..." Read more

"...This is a metaphysical book.But you want a change in some area that is why you are reading this review...." Read more

"...LEAD your life, rather than wait to see what will happen. Close your eyes, breathe and SEE yourself where you want to be...." Read more

12 customers mention "Ease of use"9 positive3 negative

Customers find the book easy to understand and apply the principles and exercises. They appreciate the good techniques and find it a great start to building a framework.

"...This wonderful book is organized into five easy to follow parts...." Read more

"...Shakti Gawain has done a phenomenal job of writing this book. She has included many, many exercises, examples and affirmations for you to try...." Read more

"...There is a flip side though: It does take work and consistent effort...." Read more

"...The voice is easy to listen to, and the it is very straightforward to apply the principles and exercises. Highly recommended." Read more

12 customers mention "Effectiveness"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book effective. They say it works and produces amazing results. The weekly goals help them manifest quickly.

"...But there is a practical technique here which can be used with great success and one does not have to agree with or even accept the metaphysical..." Read more

"...Suffice to say, the results were almost miraculous...." Read more

"...Using weekly goals have helped me manifest quickly...." Read more

"...I am on chapter 4 so far, I have read this great work previously and got a lot of mileage out of it...." Read more

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Customers find the book well-written and easy to understand. They appreciate the straightforward approach and writing exercises with affirmations. The book is a source that they highlight and reflect back on.

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"Well written and easy to understand. The key to it as anything is to practice daily, To master this beautiful art in a positive way...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's power. They say it unlocks power within each of us that works, and it provides the best definition of a higher power they've ever read.

"...It has the best definition of a higher power I've ever read, comparing it to a stream...." Read more

"...A very powerful, easily understood and readable book to help you understand the power of creative visualization...." Read more

"...She unlocks power within each of us that works. I have put it to the test...." Read more

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6 customers mention "Value for money"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book a good value for money. They say the affirmations are worth the price and it's a great buy.

"...The simple affirmations alone are worth the price of this book and I love this book so much I intend to read other books by this author...." Read more

"...Acquiring money is great, but as many rich people will tell you, what is money if you don't have health, peace and happiness...." Read more

"Cheaper than a therapist... This helped me really get to the roots of some of the thoughts that had been dominating my mind and help me to transform..." Read more

"...ordered the Creative Visualization Workbook.... It is most assuredly worth it...." Read more

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"...This time, the book was a gift. We'll see if my frient uses Gawain's wonderful, positive suggestions and benefits from them...." Read more

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Vince Neil
One of the best sources out there
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2010
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Gawain's work may be the best audiobook you can listen to for getting started with creative visualization. I had been using the technique Gawain describes for several months before I picked up this audio book. Based on the evolution and refinement of my own personal technique, I found hers to be totally "spot on". I am currently using it to work on a health issue that has plagued me for years and am having phenomenal success with it. My level of success is so great that it makes me wonder about the level of success that can be achieved with non-health related issues (i.e. are there any limitations to the use of this technique?...to which I'm sure Gawain would reply "no").

The technique itself does not require volumes to describe. It is actually quite simple and one can only become a master of it through practice, practice and more practice. Gawain does round out her practical description with some supportive methods that may sound "new age"-like but are definitely important to its efficacy. The most important supportive technique would probably be "affirmations" - verbal mantras that are positive and supporting.

If this book was only about creative visualization, it would be fairly short. As such, Gawain moves on to other, related techniques of affirmation and meditation. She also provides much of the metaphysical background she believes to be the supporting infrastructure to creative visualization. Much of this will sound extremely "new agey" to the average listener. But there is a practical technique here which can be used with great success and one does not have to agree with or even accept the metaphysical material she presents along with it. She even mentions this in the book.

What I find so striking is that not only am I NOT a believer in any metaphysical or "new age" philosophy but my own belief system seems quite antithetical to the description of the "universe" Gawain proposes. A major part of Gawain's view of our reality might be summarized with the following statement: the universe is infinitely bountiful and full of perfect love and people are the purest expression of that perfection. My own "philosophy" might be summarized by stating that the universe sucks and people are the embodiment of everything that is wrong with it. Okay, maybe that's a little harsh. Regardless, the fact that I can use this technique with success is a testament to its practicality and simple effectiveness. Of course, Gawain might say that my "negative" beliefs are purely superficial and not representative of how I truly feel. Still, my ignoring of much of the metaphysical presented here shows how effective creative visualization can be regardless of one's beliefs.

As evidenced by the one-star reviews here, there are people who simply can not "connect" with this technique. This is, I would assume, because the technique (as described), as well as most of the book has a very "new age" sound to it. For some, the practicality of creative visualization gets lost in metaphysical "mumbo jumbo." Perhaps a more popular approach to the technique would be titled "Creative Visualization and Your Stock Portfolio - Visualizing and Realizing 10-Baggers." But if people don't believe in the power of the mind and the power of our subconscious to dictate our experience in this life then why are they even listening to this book? That makes no sense at all! For those who are trapped in their ego, who do not subscribe to the premise that one's entire reality is painted by the endlessly looping program known as the subconscious and who never have experienced success with the technique, how do you convince them of its power? Unfortunately, I don't think you can. At some point, you have to realize that you're being "played" by your subconscious and you want the self-defeating game to end.

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Joseph J. Truncale
One of the very best books ever written on using visualization and meditation techniques.
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2019
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Over the last 70 years I have read countless books on various forms of energy healing and when I saw this fantastic 176 page hardcover 25th anniversary edition book (Creative Visualization: Use the power of your imagination to create what you want in your life by Shakti Gawain) for a bargain price on Amazon I decided I had to have it.

I found this book to be one of the very best volumes on the market for anyone seeking an easy and effective way to heal themselves in body, mind and spirit. Unlike other kinds of self-improvement type books where they take half the book just to introduce you to the methods and techniques used, this book begins almost immediately showing how visualization techniques combined with relaxation methods can help you.

One of the many advantages of this visualization method is that it can easily be used with almost any type of energy and meditation system you may also be practicing. This wonderful book is organized into five easy to follow parts. Part one covers the basics of creative visualization explaining the basics of creative visualization. Part two goes into how to use this method. Part three deals with meditations and affirmations. Part four focuses on special techniques to make your visualizations more effective and the final section shows how to live creatively.

If you are really into energy and mind improvement this is one book you should have in your personal library as a reference source. The simple affirmations alone are worth the price of this book and I love this book so much I intend to read other books by this author.
Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Martial Art and Warrior Haiku and Senryu)

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Chris
Something you can KEEP using as time goes on
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2010
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I'm still enjoying this book! Good ideas in here, plus help to start meditating, which is something I need since I am highly stressed and have some crazy anxiety at times! You'll want a pen, pad of paper, or a highlighter ready while going through this book. I have read through almost the entire book. I usually stopped at the Affirmations listed at the end of each chapter, picked one I liked the most, then thought myself to sleep with it. Theres still so much to do with this book! The Treasure Maps are one of the best ideas for focusing on what you want in your life. I'm still putting together mine. Creating Your Sanctuary also mentally helps you relax. I have used this several times to help me relax.

I also bought The Creative Visualization Workbook at the same time, just haven't had a chance to use it yet. This is basically just a Step by Step How To workbook. So if you want that extra help, I would recommend this as well. It has suggestions for lists you can make, such as Self Esteem List, Self-Appreciation List, Outflow List, etc. As well as places within the book to write in.

But for both books I suggest using them in addition to a journal to help chart your progress! This was a good decision on my part and I know I will continue to refer back to this as time goes on and I find myself in a rough patch again.

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M Melendez
A Millionaire Inspired Me To Read Many Books
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2011
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Creative Visualization is the tool that many successful people have used in order to achieve what they wanted. I went to a seminar in San Diego this year,a lot of affluent people in that place.There was a speaker whose story captivated my attention quickly.

His family had a successful business and he made a decision that put them all in jeopardy to the point that he only had $4,000 left in his account.

He visualized himself in a successful place. He visualized his home, his account, his family into success and "boom"!!! He became a millionaire again.

I found this book online,the average mind will not understand this.This is a metaphysical book.But you want a change in some area that is why you are reading this review.This book will help follow the exercises and I know that you will help to inspire others.

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Chris Robins
That You Can Do It if You’re committed to it
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2023
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I have owned this book since the early 1980’s
It can change your life and those of who you share it ….

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anniemac
Lovely book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2019
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The same as in other reviews, I would say that this book is fantastic. I read a creative visualisation book many years ago that I liked and I think this might be the updated one. It is so informative, if you are interested in visualisation/meditation and spiritual matters, this is the book for you. It is easy to read and understand and the exercises are wonderful. I have gained a lot from reading this book. It is not a book that I would read from cover to cover in a couple of hits, but I go back to it when I am in the right mood and choose which chapters are relevant. I would highly recommend this.

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ver uplifting

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Alberto
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Tiene un nivel de inglés muy fácil de entender y muy bueno si te interesa mucho este tipo de temas.

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